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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 109

Requiring one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 6, 2023. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 14, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 95 to 1

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 29 to 4

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2023 Wisconsin Act 60

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 6, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil only if the pupil meets specific statutory requirements, including earning a certain number of credits in various subjects in the high school grades. Beginning with pupils graduating in 2028, this bill requires that, to graduate high school, a pupil must earn at least one-half credit of personal financial literacy that includes financial mindset, education and employment, money management, saving and investing, credit and debt, and risk management and insurance.

Who's behind it

41 representatives are its ⁠. 35 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

20 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 61 names

Authors (41)

Signed on in support (20)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 0 · May 31, 2023

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 Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 95 to 1 · Jun 7, 2023 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (95)

No (1)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 2 · Aug 15, 2023

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 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 12, 2023

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 29 to 4 · Sep 14, 2023

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 6, 2023

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 6, 2023

    The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 60.

  3. Nov 30, 2023

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Sep 14, 2023

    The Senate passed it too, 29 to 4.

  5. Sep 14, 2023

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Sep 12, 2023

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  7. Aug 15, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.

  8. Jun 8, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  9. Jun 7, 2023

    The Senate received it.

  10. Jun 7, 2023

    The Assembly passed it, 95 to 1.

  11. Jun 6, 2023 to Jun 7, 2023

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  12. May 31, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. May 31, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.

  14. May 3, 2023 to May 23, 2023

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Apr 20, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Mar 30, 2023 to Apr 18, 2023

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  17. Mar 15, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Mar 14, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  19. Mar 14, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Penterman, Allen, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Tranel, Tusler, Zimmerman and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Stafsholt, Agard, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Cowles

  2. Mar 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Mar 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Drake added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Myers added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. May 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  8. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  9. May 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dallman

  10. May 22, 2023 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  11. May 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  12. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  13. May 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  14. May 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  16. Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Maxey and Ratcliff added as coauthors

  17. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor

  18. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 1

  22. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Jun 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  25. Aug 15, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  26. Aug 15, 2023 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  27. Aug 15, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Sep 12, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  29. Sep 12, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  31. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  34. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4

  35. Sep 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. Sep 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 9-15-2023

  38. Nov 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  39. Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 60

  40. Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Published 12-7-2023

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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Signed on in support

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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

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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

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