Assembly Bill 829
The state superintendent’s power to issue a subpoena in a license revocation investigation
Topics: State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Subpoena, Teacher: Certificate
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. 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
Jan 6, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 820. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction may revoke a license to teach issued by the state superintendent on the basis of the license holder’s incompetency or immoral conduct. This bill authorizes the state superintendent of public instruction to subpoena witnesses and the production of relevant documents and items to aid in an investigation relating to the revocation of a license for incompetency or immoral conduct.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 21, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 8, 2026 to Jan 20, 2026
4 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jan 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Jan 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bare, Joers, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Sheehan and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wall
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
- Jan 9, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
- Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly
Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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