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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 53: Relating to: requiring the display of the national motto in public schools and on public buildings. (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

SB 53 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring the display of the national motto in public schools and on public buildings. (FE). Primary sponsor: Cory Tomczyk (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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Gus GustafsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Paul TittlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Ron TuslerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
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. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  4. Introduced by Senators Tomczyk and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Gustafson, Behnke, Brill, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers

Sources

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