2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 268

Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.

In committee Last action July 2, 2026: Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

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

Sponsors 5

Prime sponsors

Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer

Status

In committee as of July 2, 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
July 2, 2026	Senate	Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
October 28, 2025	Senate	Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
June 20, 2025	Senate	Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
June 12, 2025	Senate	Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
May 20, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
May 20, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Mayadev, Andraca, Bare, Billings, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck and Tenorio

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.