2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB5: Requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 118.03 (1) and 118.03 (4); to create 118.03 (1m) and 118.032 of the statutes; Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
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Bill History
2/3/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
2/3/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
State Assembly
2/6/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
2/13/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
2/17/2025
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
State Assembly
2/17/2025
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
State Assembly
2/17/2025
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
State Assembly
2/18/2025
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
State Assembly
2/19/2025
Read a second time
State Assembly
2/19/2025
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
State Assembly
2/19/2025
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43
State Assembly
2/19/2025
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
2/20/2025
Received from Assembly
Senate
2/21/2025
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
Senate
5/6/2025
Public hearing held
Senate
5/16/2025
Executive action taken
Senate
5/16/2025
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
5/16/2025
Available for scheduling
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Assembly: Read a third time and passed
2/19/2025
54
Yea
43
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/19/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Primary Sponsor

Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Dan Knodl
Republican
Amanda Nedweski
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Scott Allen
Republican
Lindee Brill
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Brent Jacobson
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Scott Krug
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
Ron Tusler
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Cory Tomczyk
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican