Assembly Bill 394
A driver education grant program. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 6, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 5, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 29 to 2
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 86
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 6, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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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
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a driver education grant program under which it may provide grants to a person enrolled or seeking to be enrolled in a driver education course or a provider of such a course. The amount of a grant under this program may not exceed the cost to the person of the course of driver education in which the person is enrolled or seeking to be enrolled or the cost to the provider of providing driver education to persons under 20 years of age enrolled in the provider's course.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats and 7 are Republicans.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (16)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Mursau and Andraca
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Steffen, Vining and O'Connor
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
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 State Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · Oct 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 11 to 1 · Oct 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Oct 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 3, 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 Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 29 to 2 · Nov 7, 2023 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (29)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (2)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
Didn't vote (2)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 6, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 6, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 86.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 7, 2023
The Senate passed it too, 29 to 2.
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Nov 6, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Nov 3, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Nov 2, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 24, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 24, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 18, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 12, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Sep 22, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 20, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 6, 2023 to Sep 19, 2023
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 5, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Sep 5, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 5, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Baldeh, Cabrera, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Goyke, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Petersen, Schmidt and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, James, L. Johnson, Marklein, Taylor and Testin
- Sep 5, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Moses added as a coauthor
- Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
- Sep 20, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 22, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Spiros added as a coauthor
- Oct 9, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan
- Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan
- Oct 11, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 1
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Representatives Steffen, Vining and O'Connor added as coauthors
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 18, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Oct 24, 2023 · Senate
Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Oct 24, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 2, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 2, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 3, 2023 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 3, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 3, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 6, 2023 · Senate
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 2
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 11-8-2023
- Nov 30, 2023 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
- Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 86
- Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly
Published 12-7-2023
Terms on this page
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
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
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