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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 602

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting a virtual school from participating in a parental choice program.

Parochial and private schools School — Attendance

  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

Under current law, in order to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Racine Parental Choice Program, or the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program, a private school must submit an intent to participate and meet various eligibility criteria. This bill adds to the eligibility criteria that the private school is not a virtual school. Current law defines a “virtual school” as a school in which all or a portion of the instruction is provided through means of the Internet, and the pupils enrolled in and instructional staff employed by the school are geographically remote from each other.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

16 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Neubauer (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (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

Full history

  1. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Fitzgerald, Sheehan, Neubauer, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Roe, Sinicki, Tenorio and Udell

  2. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 12, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1