Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 392

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Relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety.

Drivers education School — Conveyance of pupil

Introduced, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, courses of instruction for driver education must meet minimum standards to be approved by the Department of Public Instruction, in the case of school district courses; the Technical College System Board, in the case of technical college district school courses; and the Department of Transportation, in the case of courses offered by private driver schools licensed by DOT.

Under this bill, all approved driver education courses must include instruction relating to student crossing, school bus lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R) , Spreitzer (D)

18 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Goodwin (D) , Gundrum (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Miresse (D) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Ratcliff and Smith , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (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

Wisconsin School Bus Association

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 10, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl
Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
Oct 28, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
Oct 29, 2025 · Senate
Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
Nov 10, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
Nov 10, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Nov 10, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
Jan 9, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
Jan 15, 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 209
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Published 4-9-2026