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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 460

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Relating to: pupil eligibility for parental choice programs based upon participation by a sibling or a dependent child of the pupil's parent or guardian. (FE)

Family School — Attendance

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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 this bill, a pupil is eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, Racine Parental Choice Program, or Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (parental choice program) if the pupil’s sibling or a dependent child of the pupil’s parent or guardian participated in a parental choice program in the previous school year. Under current law, pupils must meet certain family income requirements and grade level or prior year attendance requirements to be eligible to participate in a parental choice program. Specifically, under current law, to participate in the MPCP or RPCP, a pupil’s family income cannot exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty limit, and to participate in the WPCP, a pupil’s family income cannot exceed 220 percent of the federal poverty limit. In addition, to be eligible for the RPCP or WPCP under current law, a pupil must be entering kindergarten, first grade, or ninth grade or, in the previous school year, must have been enrolled in a public school, not been enrolled in school, attended school in another state, participated in a parental choice program, or been on a waiting list to participate in a parental choice program. Under the bill, the family income and grade level or prior year attendance requirements do not apply to a pupil whose sibling or whose parent’s or guardian’s dependent child participated in a parental choice program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Jacobson (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Jagler (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 14

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 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 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.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 6, 2026 official source full page

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

Senate: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 18–15 Mar 17, 2026 official source full page

Full history

  1. Sep 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jagler, Nass, Quinn and Kapenga

  2. Sep 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Oct 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  7. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:23 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  9. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 25, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  16. Mar 3, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  22. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  24. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  25. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Mar 24, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026

  31. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  32. Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  33. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  34. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82