Senate Bill 921
Personal financial literacy high school graduation requirement
Topics: Financial institution, Literacy, School: Administration, School: Curriculum
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 2, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2026
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 19, 2026
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 223
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-9-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 990. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil only if the pupil meets specific statutory requirements, including earning a certain number of credits in various subjects in the high school grades. Beginning with pupils graduating in 2028, current law requires that, to receive a high school diploma, a pupil must earn at least one-half credit of personal financial literacy.
Under the bill, a school board must award one-half credit of personal financial literacy to a pupil who successfully completes a financial literacy program offered by a financial institution at a branch located in a school if the school board determines that the financial literacy program satisfies the personal financial literacy requirement. Under the bill, a “financial institution” is a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, trust company, or credit union chartered under the laws of this state, another state, or territory, or under federal law.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
37 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (37)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Priscilla Prado · Democrat, Assembly
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 13, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 13, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 9, 2026
The new law was published.
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Apr 9, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 223.
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Apr 2, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 26, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 18, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 18, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 13, 2026
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 10, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 6, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 2, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 2, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Cabral-Guevara, Pfaff and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Wittke, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Goeben, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tucker, Tusler, Udell, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Steffen and Callahan
- Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:58 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- 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 223
- Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Published 4-9-2026
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote