Assembly Bill 162
The timing of equalization aid payments to school districts. (FE)
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 16, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction pays equalization aid to school districts for each school year in the following four installments: 15 percent in September, 25 percent in December, 25 percent in March, and 35 percent in June.
This bill increases the percentage of equalization aid distributed in September by 2 points each school year, and decreases the percentage of equalization aid distributed in June by 2 points each school year, until the 2025-26 school year, at which time the amount of equalization aid distributed in both September and June will be 25 percent. The result is that equalization aid will be paid to school districts in four equal installments beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · May 14, 2021
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 State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 1, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 14, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 14, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Apr 30, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 28, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 27, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 2, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 16, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Andraca, Armstrong, Hintz, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Rozar, Tusler, Vruwink and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Felzkowski
- Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Knodl added as a coauthor
- Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 30, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Schraa added as a coauthor
- May 5, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote