2021-2022 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB446: Reading readiness assessments and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 115.38 (1) (a) and 121.02 (1) (c) 3.; to repeal and recreate 118.016; and to create 119.44 (2) (bm) of the statutes; Relating to: reading readiness assessments and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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Bill History
7/12/2021
Introduced
State Assembly
7/12/2021
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
State Assembly
7/16/2021
Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor
State Assembly
8/2/2021
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
9/14/2021
Public hearing held
State Assembly
10/20/2021
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
State Assembly
10/20/2021
LRB correction
State Assembly
10/21/2021
Executive action taken
State Assembly
10/21/2021
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 4
State Assembly
10/21/2021
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 4
State Assembly
10/21/2021
Referred to calendar of 10-26-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
State Assembly
10/26/2021
Laid on the table
State Assembly
1/11/2022
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Taken from the table
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Read a second time
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Assembly Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Kitchens
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Assembly Amendment 3 adopted
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Rules suspended
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Read a third time and passed
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
2/22/2022
Received from Assembly
Senate
2/24/2022
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Senate
2/24/2022
Available for scheduling
Senate
3/4/2022
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
3/4/2022
Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
3/8/2022
Read a second time
Senate
3/8/2022
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
3/8/2022
Rules suspended
Senate
3/8/2022
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12
Senate
3/8/2022
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
3/9/2022
Received from Senate concurred in
State Assembly
3/11/2022
LRB correction
State Assembly
3/11/2022
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
State Assembly
3/11/2022
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 3)
State Assembly
3/11/2022
Report correctly enrolled on 3-11-2022
State Assembly
4/4/2022
Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker
State Assembly
4/8/2022
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022
State Assembly
5/17/2022
Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
State Assembly
5/17/2022
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
State Assembly
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 3
Assembly Amendment 3
2/22/2022Not Adopted
Assembly Amendment 2
Assembly Amendment 2
1/11/2022Not Adopted
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
10/20/2021Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Read a third time and concurred in
3/8/2022
20
Yea
12
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(5/17/2022)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Primary Sponsor

Joel Kitchens
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Jeremy Thiesfeldt
Republican
Scott Allen
Republican
David Armstrong
Republican
Janel Brandtjen
Republican
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Jesse James
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Donna Rozar
Republican
Michael Schraa
Republican
Patrick Snyder
Republican
Ron Tusler
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Kathleen Bernier
Republican
Alberta Darling
Republican
Mary Felzkowski
Republican
Andre Jacque
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican