Roll call on Assembly Bill 5
Requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
A party-line vote. Of members who voted yes or no, most Democrats voted no and most Republicans voted yes: Democrats 0 yes and 15 no, Republicans 18 yes and 0 no.
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 18 to 15 · Oct 14, 2025
See how each of the 33 senators voted Hide the names
D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (18)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (15)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record
Other roll calls on this bill
- Feb 17, 2025 Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4 Passed, 9 to 4.
- Feb 19, 2025 Assembly: PASSAGE Passed, 54 to 43.
- May 16, 2025 Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2 Passed, 3 to 2.
- Oct 14, 2025 Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 Passed, 18 to 15.