Senate Bill 134
Alternative open enrollment application procedures for residency change based on military orders
Topics: Military personnel, School: Attendance
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 14, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 22, 2025
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2026
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 204
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-9-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 122. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under the full-time open enrollment program (OEP), a pupil may attend a public school in a school district other than the pupil’s resident school district (nonresident school district). Under current law, the standard OEP application procedure requires a pupil’s parent to apply to a nonresident school district during the spring semester immediately preceding the school year in which the pupil wishes to attend the nonresident school district. Current law also provides an alternative application procedure that allows a pupil’s parent to apply to a nonresident school district at any time during the school year, if certain circumstances apply. One of those circumstances is that the place of residence of the pupil and the pupil’s parent or guardian has changed as the result of military orders. Under current law, an alternative application based on this circumstance must be received by no later than 30 days after the date on which the applicable military orders were issued. This bill extends this deadline to 90 days after the applicable military orders were issued and expressly states that military orders include orders from a reserve component of the U.S armed force and the national guard of any state.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 10, 2025
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 Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 9, 2026
The new law was published.
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Apr 9, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 204.
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Apr 2, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 16, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 27, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 22, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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Apr 22, 2025
The Senate passed it.
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Apr 22, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 10, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 4, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 3, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 25, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs.
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Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Tucker, Behnke, Brill, Kreibich, Mursau and Wichgers
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor
- Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor
- Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- May 27, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:15 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
- Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 204
- Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Published 4-9-2026
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote