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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 389

The per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits. (FE)

Topics: School: Finance

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 6, 2026. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 11, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 18 to 15

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 54 to 40

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Apr 6, 2026.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2026: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 391. 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.

Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per pupil that a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year to the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school year plus a per pupil adjustment, if any, as provided by law. Current law, which was upheld in LeMieux v. Evers , 2025 WI 12, provides an annual $325 per pupil adjustment until 2425.

This bill eliminates the $325 per pupil adjustment in the school district revenue limit formula beginning with the calculation of school district revenue limits for the 2027-28 school year. As a result, there is no per pupil adjustment in school district revenue limit calculations for the 2027-28 school year and any school year thereafter.

Who's behind it

10 senators are its ⁠. All 10 are Republicans.

22 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 32 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (22)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Licensing vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 7, 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 Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 18 to 15 · Nov 18, 2025

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 4 · Feb 4, 2026

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 54 to 40 · Feb 19, 2026 · 5 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (54)

No (40)

Didn't vote (5)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 13, 2026

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Apr 6, 2026

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly passed it too, 54 to 40.

  5. Feb 4, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Feb 4, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.

  7. Jan 30, 2026

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  8. Jan 16, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Nov 19, 2025

    The Assembly received it.

  10. Nov 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it, 18 to 15.

  11. Nov 7, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  12. Nov 5, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Sep 10, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Aug 11, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.

  15. Aug 11, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 11, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Nass, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Jagler, James, Stafsholt, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Hutton; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell and Wichgers

  2. Aug 11, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Sep 10, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 5, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 7, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 7, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Nov 7, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  13. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  17. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  18. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  19. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:17 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  21. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 40

  25. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Apr 2, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  29. Apr 6, 2026 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  30. May 12, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. May 13, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary