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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 972: Relating to: recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula.

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 972 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula. Primary sponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican). It lists 6 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 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Bob WittkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“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 3, Noes 2
  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
  9. Introduced by Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Behnke and Knodl

Sources

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