Senate Bill 786
Allowing certain youth membership organizations to speak to pupils during the school day
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
Feb 7, 2018
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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
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires a principal of a public school, including an independent charter school, and a principal of a private school participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program to allow a representative of certain youth membership organizations identified as patriotic societies under federal law the opportunity to speak to pupils at the school about how the representative's organization supports educational interests and civic engagement.
Under the bill, the principal may limit the opportunity to speak at the school to one school day during the school term. The specific youth membership organizations entitled to an opportunity to speak to pupils under this bill are Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and National Future Farmers of America.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2018 to Mar 2, 2018
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 7, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Feb 7, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 7, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Nass and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Kuglitsch, Kulp and Tusler
- Feb 7, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 9, 2018 · Senate
Representative Edming added as a cosponsor
- Mar 2, 2018 · Senate
Representative Pronschinske added as a cosponsor
- 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