Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 13 D cosponsors

AB 827 — Relating to: school lockdown announcements. (FE)

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

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  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 January 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 118.07 (4) (bm) 1.; to create 115.28 (44) of the statutes;

Bill Text

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The bill adds a requirement for school safety plans to include a specific audio message for announcing lockdowns.

  • 118.07 (4) (bm) 1.

    If an individualized safety plan includes a school lockdown, the plan shall incorporate the audio message created under s. 115.28 (44) to announce any school lockdown required under the plan.

    This change requires that if a school safety plan includes a lockdown procedure, it must now also include a specific audio message for announcements created by the Department of Public Instruction.

  • 115.28 (44)

    In consultation with the office of school safety in the department of justice, create and make available to public, private, and tribal schools at no cost, a prerecorded audio message to announce a school lockdown.

    This new section mandates the creation of a prerecorded audio message for school lockdown announcements that must be provided to all schools at no cost.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. Fiscal estimate received

  4. Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor

  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  6. Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Goodwin, Taylor, Ortiz-Velez, Bare, Tenorio, Sinicki, Arney, Rivera-Wagner, Subeck, McCarville and Prado; cosponsored by Senators James and L. Johnson

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (118)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 827 do?
An Act to amend 118.07 (4) (bm) 1.; to create 115.28 (44) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 827?
AB 827 is sponsored by James, Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Tenorio, Angelito (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Rivera-Wagner, Amaad (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), and Johnson, Tara (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 827?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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