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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 3: Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 3 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE). Primary sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Robin Vos (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Robin VosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Education
  3. Received from Assembly
  4. Ordered immediately messaged
  5. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 46
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Ordered to a third reading
  8. Read a second time
  9. Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor
  10. Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5
  12. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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