2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 497

Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.

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 15

Prime sponsors

Arney, Bare, Clancy, Cruz, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Tenorio

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 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
October 10, 2025	Assembly	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
October 9, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
October 9, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Cruz, Sheehan, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith 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.