Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1026: Relating to: required instruction in African American history in the elementary and high school grades and making an appropriation. (FE)
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- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 1026 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: required instruction in African American history in the elementary and high school grades and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 20 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 27
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Kalan Haywood | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 16 |
| Francesca Hong | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Fiscal estimate received
- Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Introduced by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Roys, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Taylor, Haywood, Arney, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, Roe, DeSmidt, Udell, Bare, Neubauer, Palmeri, Hong, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Miresse and Phelps