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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 29: Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

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

SB 29 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time. Primary sponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican). It lists 13 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): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Ron TuslerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3

“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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1
  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  9. Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Knodl, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, B. Jacobson, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Steffen and Tusler

Sources

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