Assembly Bill 138
Issuing a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development certificate. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Mar 31, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 state superintendent of public instruction issues high school equivalency diplomas and general education development certificates to eligible individuals. Current law allows the state superintendent to charge a fee for an HSED or a GED. This bill requires that, upon determining an applicant is eligible and has paid any required fee, the state superintendent immediately issue an HSED or GED to the applicant by posting the HSED or GED, in a manner that maintains confidentiality, to the Department of Public Instruction's website.
Who's behind it
17 representatives are its . All 17 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- Ellen Schutt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 10, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jul 20, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 17, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 3, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 31, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Mar 31, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Schutt, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Schmidt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Testin, Marklein, Stroebel and Tomczyk
- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Apr 3, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Rozar added as a coauthor
- Apr 17, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 20, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate