Assembly Bill 865
The limit on the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
Topics: Milwaukee: School
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 17, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Education Reform pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is limited to 22,500. This bill eliminates the cap.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . All 17 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Bill Kramer · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 9, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education Reform.
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Apr 8, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Mar 17, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Davis, Vukmir, Brooks, Gunderson, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Nass, Petersen, Townsend, Vos, Kaufert, Honadel, Ballweg and Strachota;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Kedzie and Grothman
- Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Apr 8, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Education and referred to committee on Education Reform pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate