Assembly Bill 280
Incorporating financial literacy into the curriculum of public schools
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 1, 2017. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 24, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 21, 2017
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 31, 2017
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 94
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 1, 2017: “Published 12-1-2017”
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs each school board to adopt academic standards for financial literacy and incorporate instruction in financial literacy into the curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12.
Who's behind it
31 lawmakers are its . 24 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (31)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (15)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Spreitzer and Young
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Jun 8, 2017
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 Financial Institutions, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Aug 31, 2017
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
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Dec 1, 2017
The new law was published.
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Dec 1, 2017
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 94.
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Nov 28, 2017
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 31, 2017
The Senate passed it too.
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Sep 20, 2017
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Aug 31, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Aug 22, 2017
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Aug 17, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 23, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Jun 22, 2017
The Senate received it.
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Jun 21, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 21, 2017
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 8, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 8, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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May 24, 2017 to Jun 7, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 24, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 10, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 24, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions.
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Apr 24, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 24, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krug, Fields, Ballweg, Berceau, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Crowley, Doyle, Edming, Felzkowski, Genrich, Katsma, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Spiros, Stafsholt, Subeck, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tranel, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, L. Taylor, Marklein, Carpenter, Craig, Lasee, Testin, Wanggaard and Wirch
- Apr 24, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
- May 10, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- May 24, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 24, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Zepnick added as a coauthor
- Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-21-2017 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
- Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 22, 2017 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 23, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Aug 17, 2017 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Aug 22, 2017 · Senate
Senator Johnson added as a cosponsor
- Aug 31, 2017 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Aug 31, 2017 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Aug 31, 2017 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 20, 2017 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor
- Oct 27, 2017 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 11-6-2017
- Nov 28, 2017 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017
- Dec 1, 2017 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 94
- Dec 1, 2017 · Assembly
Published 12-1-2017
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote