Assembly Bill 279
Restricting a school district's authority to increase its revenue limit by referendum. (FE)
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
May 17, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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.
Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year. However, there are several exceptions to the revenue limit. One exception to the revenue limit is an increase for funds needed to service general obligation debt issued by a school district, if the debt was approved by a referendum. This type of referendum is often referred to as a capital referendum.
This bill prohibits a school board from initiating the process for a capital referendum for borrowing other than for maintenance expenses if the school district received lower than a certain score for pupil achievement in reading and mathematics on the most recent school and school district accountability report.
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Specifically, the school board of a school district in which 2,000 or more pupils are enrolled is prohibited from initiating the capital referendum process if its overall pupil achievement score in reading and mathematics was below 60 points, and a school board of a school district in which fewer than 2,000 pupils are enrolled is prohibited from initiating the capital referendum process if its overall pupil achievement score in reading and mathematics was below 50 points. The bill also requires the Department of Public Instruction to use a 100 point scale for certain measures that are required to be included in the school and school district accountability report, including pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Duey Stroebel · 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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Jun 6, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 17, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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May 17, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 17, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Gustafson, Moses, Murphy, Sapik and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Stroebel
- May 17, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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