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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 709: Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)

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 709 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on December 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE). Primary sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 3 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): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Devin LeMahieuCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Howard MarkleinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. Laid on the table
  4. Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
  5. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
  6. Referred to committee on Rules
  7. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
  8. Executive action taken
  9. Public hearing held
  10. Fiscal estimate received
  11. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
  12. Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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