2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB13: Incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to create 115.28 (55p), 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) (k) 4. of the statutes; Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)
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Bill History
2/3/2025
Introduced
Senate
2/3/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
Senate
2/14/2025
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Steve Nass
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Lindee Brill
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
Russell Goodwin
Democrat
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Ron Tusler
Republican
Robin Vos
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican