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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1085: Relating to: longevity bonuses for teachers in school districts. (FE)

In committee 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

SB 1085 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on March 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: longevity bonuses for teachers in school districts. (FE). Primary sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): Fiscal estimate received.

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 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Sarah KeyeskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Bob WirchPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Deb AndracaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Andrew HysellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Karen KirschCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Maureen McCarvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Robyn ViningCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13

“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. Fiscal estimate received
  2. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  3. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  5. Introduced by Senators Larson, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Smith and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sheehan, Brown, McCarville, Anderson, Clancy, Stroud, Udell, Andraca, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Hysell, Kirsch, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Sinicki, Tenorio and Vining

Sources

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