Assembly Bill 678
School board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE)
Topics: School: Administration, School: Employee
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
Nov 19, 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 673. 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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Author
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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
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
This bill requires each school board to adopt, by July 1, 2026, a policy on appropriate communications between employees or volunteers of the school district and pupils enrolled in the school district, pupils attending school that are not under the control of the school board, and pupils who are homeschooled. A school board must include in the policy consequences for employees or volunteers who violate the the policy. The bill requires that the policy apply to communications that occur during or outside of school hours. Finally, under the bill, the policy must include standards for appropriate content and methods of communication.
Who's behind it
20 representatives are its . All 20 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 5 · Jan 21, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 4 · Jan 21, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. 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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Feb 16, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 21, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 21, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Jan 8, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 10, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 19, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Steffen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Marklein and Nass
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- Feb 17, 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote