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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 172

Method for notifying parent or guardian of habitually truant pupil

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 22, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the school attendance officer of a school district (attendance officer) must notify the parent or guardian of a pupil who has been absent from school without an excuse for two full school days of the child's truancy. The attendance officer may provide that notice by personal contact or through a telephone call, or, if the attendance officer is unable to make contact with the parent or guardian, by mail. Also under current law, the attendance officer must notify the parent or guardian of a pupil who is a habitual truant of the pupil's habitual truancy by certified or registered mail. Current law defines a habitual truant as a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of five or more school days during a school semester.

This bill adds notice by first class mail to the methods of notifying the parent or guardian of a habitual truant. The bill also permits the attendance officer to simultaneously notify the parent or guardian by an electronic communication.

Who's behind it

19 lawmakers are its ⁠. 11 are Democrats and 8 are Republicans.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 30 names

Authors (19)

Signed on in support (11)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Jun 5, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 5, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jun 5, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  4. May 28, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. May 7, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Apr 22, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  7. Apr 22, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Genrich, Kitchens, Kolste, Young, Kulp, Tittl, Subeck, Pope, Quinn, Steffen, Berceau, Considine, Goyke, Kahl, E. Brooks, Brandtjen, Ballweg, Ohnstad and Riemer; cosponsored by Senators Harris Dodd, Farrow, Lassa, Nass, Olsen, Vukmir, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, LeMahieu and Darling

  2. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  5. Jun 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. Jun 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary