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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 946

Implementing a behavioral health prevention pilot program and making an appropriation

Topics: Educational Service Agency, Cooperative, Mental health, Public Instruction, Department of, School: Health program

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 28, 2026

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 926. That version died when the session ended.

What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to implement a pilot program during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years to give at least 50,000 high school pupils in this state access to an electronic multicomponent behavioral health prevention tool. The tool must be based upon a population health model; offer English- and Spanish-language functionality; provide access to online behavioral health education resources, peer-to-peer support services, and online private sessions with mental health professionals; and meet certain other requirements. The tool must be provided by an entity that has experience providing the tool to public schools serving rural and urban areas in other states. Under the bill, DPI may contract with a cooperative educational service agency to administer the pilot program.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (2)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 2 · Feb 10, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 7, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 10, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 10, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 2.

  4. Feb 3, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Jan 28, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention.

  6. Jan 28, 2026

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Armstrong, Donovan, Mursau and Novak; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard

  2. Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

  3. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  6. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. 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.

More in the glossary

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

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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary