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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1052

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: paid preparation time for teachers. (FE)

School — Administration Teacher Teacher — Certificate

  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 each school board to ensure that a teacher’s daily schedule includes self-directed preparation time of at least 45 minutes or the equivalent of one class period, whichever is greater.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

25 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Hong (D) , Hysell (D) , Joers (D) , Kirsch (D) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (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, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Smith and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, McCarville, Sheehan, Clancy, Stroud, Udell, Andraca, Arney, DeSmidt, Emerson, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Mayadev, Miresse, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stubbs, Tenorio, Vining and Brown

  2. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 18, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1