2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB3: 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
State Assembly
2/3/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
State Assembly
2/6/2025
Fiscal estimate received
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 8, Noes 5
State Assembly
2/17/2025
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
State Assembly
2/19/2025
Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor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 51, Noes 46
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
Roll Call Votes
Assembly: Read a third time and passed
2/19/2025
51
Yea
46
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/19/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Paul Melotik
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
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
Steve Nass
Republican
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican