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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 394: Relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety.

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 394 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on August 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety. Primary sponsor: Will Penterman (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Dan Knodl (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass 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 4 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
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. Laid on the table
  3. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
  4. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  5. Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
  6. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
  7. Referred to committee on Rules
  8. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0
  9. Executive action taken
  10. Public hearing held
  11. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
  12. Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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