Assembly Bill 144
The commencement of fall classes in public schools
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Apr 1, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates an exception to the general prohibition against a public school beginning the school term before September 1. The exception is for a school board of a school district in which more than 20 percent of the high school students took at least one advanced placement exam.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 5, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 1, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Apr 1, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Kremer, T. Larson, Thiesfeldt, Knodl, Bernier, Hutton, Murtha, Murphy and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Vukmir
- Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Nov 5, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Representative Murphy withdrawn as a coauthor
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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
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