2023-2024 Regular SessionWisconsin Legislature

AB898: Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)

Legislative Summary

An Act to amend 118.165 (1) (d) and 118.33 (1) (a) 1. b.; and to create 115.28 (55v), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60 (2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)

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Bill History

1/4/2024
Introduced
State Assembly
1/4/2024
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
State Assembly
1/8/2024
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
1/17/2024
Public hearing held
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Representative Green added as a coauthor
State Assembly
2/1/2024
Executive action taken
State Assembly
2/7/2024
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 5
State Assembly
2/7/2024
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/15/2024
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Read a second time
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snodgrass, Shelton and Joers
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Decision of the Chair appealed
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 64, Noes 35
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Rules suspended
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Read a third time and passed
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
2/21/2024
Received from Assembly
Senate
2/26/2024
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
Senate
4/15/2024
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Senate

Amendments

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

2/20/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheld
2/20/2024
64
Yea
35
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED