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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 41

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Relating to: school safety grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Justice department of Parochial and private schools Parole or probation School — Administration

  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 the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice to establish a competitive grant program that is open to public and private schools for grants to improve the safety of school buildings and to provide security training to school personnel. In administering the program, the Office of School Safety must give preference to applicants that have not yet received a school safety grant from DOJ. The bill provides $30,000,000 for these grants and specifies that the maximum amount DOJ may award to an applicant is $20,000. The bill also requires the Office of School Safety to submit an annual report related to these grants to the Joint Committee on Finance. Finally, the grant program sunsets on July 1, 2027.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , James (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R)

17 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , McCarville (D) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 13, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 13, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

Passed 17–15 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

Passed 17–15 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 18–14 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Quinn, Nass, Spreitzer, Feyen and Keyeski; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Allen, Stubbs, Penterman, Armstrong, Steffen, Gundrum, Dittrich, Brill, Miresse, Callahan, Kreibich, Subeck, Knodl, O'Connor, Wichgers and Piwowarczyk

  2. Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  4. May 22, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  5. Jun 6, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Keyeski withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Jun 9, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Miresse withdrawn as a cosponsor

  7. Jun 10, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  11. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. Jun 16, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Wall and Wirch

  15. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Wall and Wirch

  16. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  18. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  19. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  20. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  21. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  22. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  24. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a coauthor

  25. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  26. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  28. Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  29. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1