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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 1157: Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1157 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on March 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Francesca HongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Greta NeubauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Deb AndracaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Karen DeSantoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Andrew HysellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Renuka MayadevPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Supreme Moore OmokundePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Ryan SpaudePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Angelito TenorioPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dianne HesselbeinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
LaTonya JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jodi Habush SinykinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jeff SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  3. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  5. Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Neubauer, Andraca, Bare, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Larson, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Smith

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source