2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 1041

Relating to: required instruction in African American history in the elementary and high school grades and making an appropriation. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 20

Prime sponsors

Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Stubbs, Taylor, Udell

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Education (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 18, 2026	Assembly	Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
March 11, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
March 4, 2026	Assembly	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
February 26, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
February 26, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Haywood, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Arney, Taylor, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, DeSmidt, Udell, Bare, Neubauer, Palmeri, Hong, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Miresse and Mayadev; cosponsored by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Roys, Larson and Spreitzer

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.