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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1051

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: establishing minimum salaries for public school teachers. (FE)

School — Administration Teacher — Salary

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 requires a school board to pay a full-time teacher an annual salary in each school year that is not less than the annual salary paid to a state legislator for that school year (base salary). In addition, if a teacher has worked as a teacher for at least 10 school years, the bill requires a school board to pay the teacher an annual salary that is not less than the base salary for the school year plus $15,000. Finally, if a teacher has worked as a teacher for at least 20 school years, the bill requires a school board to pay the teacher an annual salary that is not less than $100,000.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D)

19 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Hong (D) , Hysell (D) , Joers (D) , Kirsch (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Sheehan (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Hesselbein, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives McCarville, Hong, Joers, Sheehan, Anderson, Clancy, Stroud, Udell, Tenorio, DeSmidt, Hysell, Kirsch, Miresse, Vining, Stubbs, Palmeri, Bare, Andraca and Arney

  2. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1