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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 394

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Relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety.

Drivers education School — Conveyance of pupil

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Goodwin (D) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Sortwell (R) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

J. Jacobson (D) , James (R) , Miresse (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Nov 12, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. 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

  2. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Nov 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  10. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  11. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  12. Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  13. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  14. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1