Assembly Bill 394
Driver education instruction related to school bus safety
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 29, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 392. That version became law.
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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
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
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, courses of instruction for driver education must meet minimum standards to be approved by the Department of Public Instruction, in the case of school district courses; the Technical College System Board, in the case of technical college district school courses; and the Department of Transportation, in the case of courses offered by private driver schools licensed by DOT.
Under this bill, all approved driver education courses must include instruction relating to student crossing, school bus lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Nov 12, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 18, 2025 to Jan 12, 2026
2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Nov 12, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 12, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Oct 30, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 29, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 4, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Aug 29, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Aug 29, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators James and Spreitzer
- Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Oct 30, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 6, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote