Assembly Bill 823
Human growth and development instruction requirements and granting rule-making authority
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
Jan 6, 2022
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires a school board that elects to provide an instructional program in human growth and development to present, when age appropriate, an animated video of part or all of an abortion procedure.
Under current law, a school board may offer a human growth and development instructional program to pupils in kindergarten to grade 12. If a school board elects to offer the instructional program, current law recommends, but does not require, that the school board include certain topics in the instructional program. If the school board presents a recommended topic, current law requires the school board to do certain things during the human growth and development course, when age appropriate, including 1) presenting abstinence from sexual activity as the preferred choice of behavior for unmarried pupils, 2) providing instruction in parental responsibility and the socioeconomic benefits of marriage for adults and their children, and 3) explaining pregnancy, prenatal development, and childbirth. The bill adds presenting an animated video of part or all of an abortion procedure to this list of requirements. The bill specifies that the animated video must be approved by the Department of Health Services under rules promulgated by DHS.
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Under current law, a school board that elects to provide a human growth and development instructional program must annually provide parents and guardians with an outline of the curriculum used in a pupil's grade level, information regarding how parents and guardians may inspect the curriculum and instructional materials, and an explanation of how parents and guardians may exempt a pupil from the instructional program. Current law allows a pupil's parent or guardian to exempt the pupil from all or a part of a human growth and development instructional program by filing a written request with the teacher or school principal.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (8)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 6, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Jan 6, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Magnafici, Penterman, Schraa, Wichgers and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
- Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- 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.
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