Senate Bill 1143
Grants for school district construction of or upgrades to accessible playgrounds and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Persons with disabilities, Public Instruction, Department of, School: Administration
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Mar 19, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 7, 2026: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. The committee's chair at the time was John Jagler. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 1184. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must establish a grant program to award grants to school districts that construct playgrounds that are accessible to pupils with disabilities or upgrade playgrounds to make them accessible to pupils with disabilities. Each grant to a school district may not exceed the amount the school district expended in constructing or upgrading a playground. The bill provides $1,000,000 to DPI in each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for the grants.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelina Cruz · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 7, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Mar 19, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Brown, Cruz, Clancy, Joers, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Udell, Anderson and Subeck
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate