Senate Bill 212
Incorporating financial literacy into the curriculum of public schools
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
Apr 20, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. 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
What it would have done
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
9 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
36 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (36)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · 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
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- 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
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- 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
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 10, 2017 to Aug 22, 2017
2 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Apr 20, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Apr 20, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 20, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kapenga, L. Taylor, Marklein, Carpenter, Craig, Lasee, Testin, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored 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, Vruwink and Zepnick
- Apr 20, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- May 10, 2017 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a coauthor
- May 10, 2017 · Senate
Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
- Jun 21, 2017 · Senate
Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Aug 22, 2017 · Senate
Senator Johnson added as a coauthor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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