Assembly Bill 435
The commencement of the school term for public schools
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
Sep 19, 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, public schools are prohibited from starting fall classes until September 1. However, current law allows the Department of Public Instruction to grant a school board request for an exception to this prohibition if DPI determines there are extraordinary reasons for granting the request.
Under this bill, beginning in the 2024-25 school year, public schools are prohibited from starting fall classes until the Monday before Labor Day.
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Additionally, under the bill, if a public school starts fall classes before Labor Day, the public school must be closed on the Friday before Labor Day. Additionally, in the exceptions to the start date prohibition provided under current law, the bill changes September 1 to the Monday before Labor Day.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Sep 19, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Binsfeld, Myers, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Donovan and Schmidt; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Knodl, Hutton, Nass and Taylor
- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- 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
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