Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: the per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits. (FE)
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per pupil that a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year to the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school year plus a per pupil adjustment, if any, as provided by law. Current law, which was upheld in
LeMieux v. Evers
, 2025 WI 12, provides an annual $325 per pupil adjustment until 2425.
This bill eliminates the $325 per pupil adjustment in the school district revenue limit formula beginning with the calculation of school district revenue limits for the 2027-28 school year. As a result, there is no per pupil adjustment in school district revenue limit calculations for the 2027-28 school year and any school year thereafter.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Hurd (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Petersen (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Sortwell (R) , Wichgers (R)
Registered lobbying interests · 10
Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record
- Americans For Prosperity
- League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Inc
- Milwaukee Public Schools
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Wisconsin Education Association Council
- Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
- Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Inc
- Wisconsin Public Education Action Fund Inc.
- Wisconsin REALTORS Association
Votes
Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3
Passed 8–3 Jan 14, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
Passed 11–4 Feb 4, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Kitchens, Moses, Petersen, O'Connor, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Sortwell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Nass, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Jagler, James, Stafsholt, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Hutton
- Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:17 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Cruz
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Stroud
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1