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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 526: Relating to: allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program.

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 526 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program. Primary sponsor: John Jagler (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican). It lists 11 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 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John JaglerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Public hearing held
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  7. Introduced by Senators Jagler and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Goeben, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers

Sources

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