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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 81: Relating to: school district operating referenda.

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 81 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: school district operating referenda. Primary sponsor: Chris Kapenga (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 18 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 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris KapengaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Cindi DuchowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Adam NeylonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Shannon ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Public hearing held
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  4. Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Dittrich, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Melotik

Sources

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