2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 565

Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty.

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 10

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith, 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 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
October 24, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
October 24, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Larson, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Neubauer, Andraca, Bare, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Tenorio and Udell

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.