Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 10 R cosponsors

SB 389 — Relating to: the per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced August 11, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on April 06, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 121.905 (3) (c) 6., 121.905 (3) (c) 9., 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) and 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes;

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What changed in the latest version

28 added · 55 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 389 remove the annual $325 per pupil adjustment from the formula used to determine school district revenue limits, starting with the 2027-28 school year. This means that school districts will no longer receive the additional funding boost that the adjustment provided, which could impact their ability to meet educational needs as costs rise. By eliminating this adjustment, the bill tightens the budget constraints on schools, potentially leading to funding challenges in the future.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-4233/1 FFK:cdc SENATE BILL 389 August 11, 2025 - Introduced by Senators K APENGA , NASS, BRADLEY, CABRAL - GUEVARA , AGLER , AMES , STAFSHOLT, TOMCZYK , WANGGAARD and H UTTON , cosponsored by Representatives M AXEY, P IWOWARCZYK , ALLEN , BEHNKE , BRILL, ITTRICH, DONOVAN , GOEBEN , REEN , HURD, B.
Date of enactment:
ACOBSON , KITCHENS, KNODL , KREIBICH, M ELOTIK, MOSES , M URPHY , M URSAU , O'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , ORTWELL and W ICHGERS.
Senate Bill 389 Date of publication*:
Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 121.905 (3) (c) 6., 121.905 (3) (c) 9., 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) and 121.91 (2m) (t) 1.
A N A CT to amend 121.905 (3) (c) 6., 121.905 (3) (c) 9., 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) and 121.91 (2m) (t) 1.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per pupil that a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year to the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school year plus a per pupil adjustment, if any, as provided by law.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- trict cannot increase its revenues for each school year ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Current law, which was upheld in LeMieux v.
beginning with the 2020-21 school year-year 2425 year and ending with the 2026-27 school year to an amount SECTION 1.
Evers, 2025 WI 12, provides an annual $325 per pupil adjustment until 2425.
This bill eliminates the $325 per pupil adjustment in the school district revenue limit formula beginning with the calculation of school district revenue limits for the 2027-28 school year.
As a result, there is no per pupil adjustment in school district revenue limit calculations for the 2027-28 school year and any school year thereafter.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4233/1 FFK:cdc SENATE BILL 389 SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.
of the statutes is amended to read:
of the statutes is that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
amended to read:
For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, for the 2021-22 school year, for the 2027-28 school year, and for any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par.
For the limit for each of the 2015- SECTION 4.
(b).
121.91 (2m) (t) 1.
S ECTION 2.
(intro.) of the statutes to 2018-19 school years, for the 2021-22 school year, is amended to read:
121.91 (2m) (t) 1.
(intro.) If 2 or more school dis- for the 2027-28 school year, and for any school year tricts are consolidated under s.
117.08 or 117.09, in the thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par.
2019-20 school year, the consolidated school district’s (b).
revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par.
SECTION 2.
121.905 (3) (c) 9.
(im), in the 2020-21 school year, 2023-year 2425 to the 2026-27 school year, the consolidated school district’s 121.905 (3) (c) 9.
For the limit for 2023-2425, add Add $325 to the result under par.
For the limit for 2023-2425, add revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par.
(b) for the limit for the 2023-24 to 2026-2027 school years.
Add $325 to the result under par.
S ECTION 3.
(b) for the limit for the (j), and in the 2027-28 school year and each school year 2023-24 to 2026-2027 school years.
121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
thereafter, the consolidated school district’s revenue SECTION 3.
121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is limit shall be determined as provided under par.
(i), ex- amended to read:
cept as follows:
(i) and except as provided in subs.
(i) and SECTION 5.
(3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot increase its revenues for each school year beginning with the 2020-21 school year-year 2425 year and ending with the 2026-27 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
S ECTION 4.
121.91 (2m) (t) 1.
(intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.91 (2m) (t) 1.
(intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under s.
117.08 or 117.09, in the 2019-20 school year, the consolidated school district’s revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par.
(im), in the 2020-21 school year, 2023-year 2425 to the 2026-27 school year, the consolidated school district’s revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par.
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(j), and in the 2027-28 school year and each school year thereafter, the consolidated school district’s revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par.
(i), except as follows:
S ECTION 5.
(1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.
except as provided in subs.
(END)
(3), (4), and (8), a school dis- (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.
ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 40

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Made a special order of business at 11:17 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  13. Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  15. Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  16. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Received from Senate

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  21. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Read a second time

  24. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Available for scheduling

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Fiscal estimate received

  30. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  31. Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Nass, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Jagler, James, Stafsholt, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Hutton; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell and Wichgers

Sponsors

  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Allen · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Brill · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Cosponsor
  • Rob Stafsholt · Cosponsor
  • Jesse James · Cosponsor
  • John Jagler · Cosponsor
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Donovan · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Green · Cosponsor
  • Hurd · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Kitchens · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Moses · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • Sortwell · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Rob Hutton · Cosponsor
  • Julian Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Chris Kapenga · Primary

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on · 51 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (100)

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 54 Yea · 40 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 03904
Unaffiliated 1101
Total 544005
% of votes cast 55%40%0%5%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Not Voting
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Not Voting
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Not Voting
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Not Voting
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Not Voting
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 389 do?
An Act to amend 121.905 (3) (c) 6., 121.905 (3) (c) 9., 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) and 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 389?
SB 389 is sponsored by Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Tomczyk, Cory (Republican), Stafsholt, Rob (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Jagler, John (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell, Wichgers, Hutton, Rob (Republican), Bradley, Julian (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), and Kapenga, Chris (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 389?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced August 11, 2025. It awaits signature.
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