Senate Bill 444
Indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program for public schools. (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
Sep 20, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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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.
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to establish an indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program for public school buildings used by pupils.
DHS may perform random inspections of a public school building used by pupils, and DHS must respond to complaints about the air quality in a public school building used by pupils, unless the building was inspected within the previous two years and no problems were identified or the building was inspected within the previous six months and problems were identified. DHS may request and receive assistance from local health departments or qualified third parties in performing its duties under the bill. If DHS, a local health department, or a qualified third party performs an inspection of the air quality in a public school building used by pupils, DHS, the local health department, or the qualified third party must compile a report of the results of that inspection in areas of the building used by pupils and areas of the building not used by pupils, including the known potential health consequences of any problems identified with air quality in the building and any identified potential sources of air quality issues. DHS, the local health department, or the qualified third party must present the report to the person who made the complaint, if any; to the school board or the governing board of a charter school, whichever is applicable, during an open meeting; and to the local health department, unless the local health department performed the investigation and compiled the report. If requested, DHS must then assist the school in developing a reasonable plan to address any air quality issues found in the inspection.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
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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Oct 30, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 21, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 20, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 20, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Gustafson, Tusler, Stubbs and Baldeh
- Sep 20, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Sep 21, 2023 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Oct 30, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
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