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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 749

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Relating to: instruction in blood and organ donation in high school grades. (FE)

Public health School — Administration School — Curriculum Transplant

  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

Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, this bill requires school boards to include in their curricula for pupils in at least one of grades 9 to 12 instruction in human organ and blood donation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Franklin (R) , Goeben (R) , Gustafson (R) , Johnson (D) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Prado (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Wittke (R)

11 cosponsors

Habush Sinykin (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , James (R) , Keyeski (D) , Miresse (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Testin (R) , Wimberger (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

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 3

Passed 8–3 Jan 14, 2026 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 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Feb 3, 2026 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. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Gustafson, Subeck, Anderson, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Johnson, Mursau, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Prado, Roe, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Wittke and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Keyeski, Wimberger, Habush Sinykin, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and James

  2. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  7. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

  9. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  18. Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  19. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  20. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  22. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  24. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1