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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 497

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Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.

Open meeting governmental Parochial and private schools Public record School — Attendance School — Charter school School — Consolidation or reorganization

  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 provides that charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program are subject to the state’s public records and open meetings laws. The bill includes an exemption from disclosure under the public records law for records concerning individual pupils that are maintained by such a school.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Palmeri (D) , Phelps (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spaude (D) , Stroud (D) , Tenorio (D)

10 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Cruz, Sheehan, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer

  2. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Oct 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1