Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 12 R cosponsors

AB 485 — Relating to: the pupil application process to attend a private school under a parental choice program and modifying and creating administrative rules related to pupil applications to participate in parental choice programs.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

An Act to create 118.60 (3) (e) and 119.23 (3) (c) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Donovan, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, O'Connor and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hutton, Jacque and Wanggaard

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 485 do?
An Act to create 118.60 (3) (e) and 119.23 (3) (c) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 485?
AB 485 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, Hutton, Jacque, Wanggaard, Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 485?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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