Senate Bill 839
Required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE)
Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Crime and criminals, Justice, Department of, School: Curriculum, Sex crimes, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Teacher
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
Jan 15, 2026
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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 832. That version died when the session ended.
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Justice, to develop a list of recommended training courses related to recognizing, reporting, and preventing human trafficking and sextortion that are age-appropriate for pupils in grades 6 to 12. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the bill requires each school board to provide age-appropriate instruction in human trafficking and sextortion prevention that is consistent with the recommended training courses at least once in grades 6 to 8 and once in grades 9 to 12. The bill defines “sextortion” as sexual exploitation that includes the perpetrator receiving sexually explicit material from the victim and then threatening to release the sexually explicit material unless the victim sends the perpetrator money or additional sexual content or engages in sexual activity.
Finally, under the bill, school boards must require full-time school district employees who are required to hold a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction to receive training in identifying victims and potential victims of child trafficking and sextortion.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 5, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 3, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 29, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 16, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 15, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Jan 15, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Stubbs, Mursau, B. Jacobson, Steffen, Ortiz-Velez, Dittrich, Sinicki, Snyder, Nedweski, Behnke, Subeck, Murphy and Knodl
- Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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