Assembly Bill 188
Delaying the date by which school districts must comply with certain orders related to terminating the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name
Topics: Court: Procedure, Discrimination in education, Indians and tribal issues, School: Board, School: Health program, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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
Jun 16, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs. 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, a school district resident may object to the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name (mascot) by the school board of the district and may obtain a hearing before the state superintendent on the school board's use of the mascot. At the hearing, the school board must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the use of the mascot does not promote discrimination, pupil harassment, or stereotyping, as defined by the state superintendent by rule.
If the state superintendent finds that the school board's use of the mascot promotes discrimination, pupil harassment, or stereotyping, the state superintendent must order the school board to terminate its use and the school board must, with limited exceptions, do so within 12 months after the school board receives the order. Under certain circumstances, the state superintendent may grant an extension of not more than 24 months to the school board to comply with the order. Failure of a school board to comply with the decision and order subjects the school board to forfeitures.
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This bill permits any school district that is subject to a decision and order issued before the effective date of the bill to delay compliance with that decision and order until November 1, 2012.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Pam Galloway · 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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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 19, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 16, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Jun 16, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 16, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Craig, Kapenga, Nass, Endsley, Jacque, Kerkman, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pridemore, Thiesfeldt and Wynn;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Kedzie and Galloway
- Jun 16, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Aug 19, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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