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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 40

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Relating to: school safety grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Justice department of Parochial and private schools Parole or probation School — Administration

  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

This bill requires the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice to establish a competitive grant program that is open to public and private schools for grants to improve the safety of school buildings and to provide security training to school personnel. In administering the program, the Office of School Safety must give preference to applicants that have not yet received a school safety grant from DOJ. The bill provides $30,000,000 for these grants and specifies that the maximum amount DOJ may award to an applicant is $20,000. The bill also requires the Office of School Safety to submit an annual report related to these grants to the Joint Committee on Finance. Finally, the grant program sunsets on July 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Wichgers (R)

7 cosponsors

Feyen (R) , James (R) , Keyeski (D) , McCarville (D) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

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

Full history

  1. Feb 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Allen, Stubbs, Penterman, Armstrong, Steffen, Gundrum, Dittrich, Brill, Miresse, Callahan, Kreibich, Subeck, Knodl, O'Connor, Wichgers, Behnke and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators James, Quinn, Nass, Spreitzer, Feyen and Keyeski

  2. Feb 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  4. May 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben

  5. Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1