2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 1026

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 7

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Drake, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer

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: Senate Education (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 7

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 18, 2026	Senate	Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
March 4, 2026	Senate	Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
February 23, 2026	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
February 13, 2026	Senate	Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
February 12, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
February 12, 2026	Senate	Introduced by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Roys, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Taylor, Haywood, Arney, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, Roe, DeSmidt, Udell, Bare, Neubauer, Palmeri, Hong, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Miresse and Phelps

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.