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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 781: Relating to: excluding costs funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining general equalization aids for school districts. (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 781 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: excluding costs funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining general equalization aids for school districts. (FE). Primary sponsor: Chris Kapenga (Republican), Julian Bradley (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican). It lists 16 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 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris KapengaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Julian BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Scott KrugCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
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. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  4. Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Bradley and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Krug, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers

Sources

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