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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 824

Sparsity aid

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 29, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 15, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 305

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”

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What it does

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

This bill authorizes the Department of Public Instruction to pay unexpended sparsity aid to a school district that qualified for sparsity aid in the previous school year but, because of an increase in the school district's membership, does not qualify in the current school year. Current law permits the department to award up to $300 in sparsity aid per pupil to a school district that has a membership of up to 725 pupils if the school district's membership divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than ten. The bill also changes the membership cap of the school district to 745 pupils beginning in the 2016-17 school year.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 5 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (3)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 16 to 0 · Feb 12, 2016

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 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 8, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 305.

  3. Mar 29, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  5. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  6. Mar 8, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  7. Mar 3, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Feb 23, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  9. Feb 18, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  10. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Feb 12, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 12, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.

  13. Feb 4, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Jan 29, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  15. Jan 29, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau and Petryk; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany and Vinehout

  2. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  6. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:59 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  8. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  15. Mar 3, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  18. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2016

  28. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  29. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 305

  30. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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