Senate Bill 656
State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Topics: School: Consolidation or reorganization, School: State aid
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 14, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. The committee's chair at the time was John Jagler. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 644. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a newly consolidated school district is eligible for consolidation aid for seven school years beginning in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. Currently, in each of the first five years following a consolidation, the Department of Public Instruction must pay the consolidated school district $150 per pupil enrolled in the school district. In the sixth year after consolidation, DPI must pay the consolidated school district an amount equal to 50 percent of what the school district received in the fifth year, and in the seventh year, DPI must pay the consolidated school district an amount equal to 25 percent of what the school district received in the fifth year. Under current law, consolidation aid is funded by a sum sufficient appropriation.
For a school district consolidation that takes effect in 2026, 2027, or 2028, this bill increases the aid for the school year in which the consolidation takes effect to $2,000 per pupil enrolled in the consolidated school district. Under the bill, the consolidation aid amounts in the subsequent six school years following the consolidation remain the same as under current law.
Who's behind it
Romaine Quinn, a Republican, is its .
9 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 21, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Nov 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Duchow, Nedweski, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Gustafson, Murphy, O'Connor and Steffen
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Nov 21, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate