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2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 3

An Act to create 115.28 (55p), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60 (2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. and 121.02 (1) (k) 4. of the statutes; Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)

Status: S - Education

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/21/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Education74
2/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 4638

History

Date / House Action Journal
2/3/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Tusler, Vos, Wichgers and Piwowarczyk;
cosponsored by Senators Nass, Cabral-Guevara and Wanggaard
 
2/3/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Education 
2/6/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
2/6/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
2/13/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
2/17/2025 Asm.Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor35
2/17/2025 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 532
2/17/2025 Asm.Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)33
2/19/2025 Asm.Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor38
2/19/2025 Asm.Read a second time37
2/19/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading38
2/19/2025 Asm.Rules suspended38
2/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 4638
2/19/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged38
2/20/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly70
2/21/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Education74
 
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