2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 614

An Act to renumber and amend 118.164 (1) and 118.21 (1); to amend 118.164 (2), 118.164 (3) (a) (intro.), 118.164 (3) (a) 4. and 120.13 (1) (a) (intro.) and 1.; to repeal and recreate 118.164 (title); to create 118.164 (1) (title), 118.164 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f), 118.164 (1m), 118.164 (2m), 118.164 (3) (title), 118.1643, 118.1645, 118.21 (1) (b), 119.16 (16) and 120.13 (1) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes; Relating to: a teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)

Status: A - Veto Sustained

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
5/13/2026 Asm.Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82738
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14698
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43371

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/31/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Penterman, Wichgers, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy, Gustafson, O'Connor, Tittl, Kreibich, Behnke, Brill, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Piwowarczyk and Melotik;
cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara
331
10/31/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Education331
11/5/2025 Asm.Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor339
11/6/2025 Asm.Representative Melotik withdrawn as a coauthor345
11/6/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
11/6/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
11/11/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben346
11/13/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/13/2025 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 4352
11/13/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 4352
11/13/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules352
11/13/2025 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules 
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a second time371
11/19/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted371
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading371
11/19/2025 Asm.Rules suspended371
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43371
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged372
11/20/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly533
11/20/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Education535
1/28/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
2/3/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
2/3/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2657
2/3/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
2/9/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)677
2/11/2026 Sen.Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Larson, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch684
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a second time697
2/11/2026 Sen.Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken697
2/11/2026 Sen.Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15697
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading698
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading698
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14698
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged699
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in556
2/12/2026 Asm.LRB correction576
2/12/2026 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)576
2/13/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026576
3/26/2026 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026692
3/27/2026 Asm.Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026693
5/12/2026 Asm.Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) 
5/13/2026 Asm.Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82738
 
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