AB 510 Wisconsin Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Relating to: rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child.

This bill establishes specific rights for parents and guardians regarding their children's upbringing, education, and healthcare, while creating a legal cause of action for violations of these rights. It requires schools to notify parents about controversial subjects taught in classrooms, such as gender identity or systemic racism, and grants parents the ability to opt their children out of related classes based on religious or personal convictions. Additionally, the legislation mandates that parents be informed about disciplinary actions, medical records, and school security systems, and it allows them to file complaints with school boards or sue for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been infringed. The law explicitly states that these provisions do not override existing court orders or authorize parents to neglect or abuse their children.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Assembly Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Oct 18, 2023 Vetoed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly Jan 18, 2024

How they voted

2210
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic9
9 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican23
22 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Education and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 6, Noes 3
lower
Oct 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Gundrum, Maxey, Nedweski, Schmidt, Binsfeld, Rettinger, Allen, Magnafici, Steffen, Brooks, Armstrong, Callahan, O'Connor, Goeben, Bodden, Sapik, Tittl, Michalski, Schutt, Penterman, Dittrich, Murphy, Green, Behnke, Mursau, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Gustafson, VanderMeer and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Quinn, Marklein and Nass
lower
31 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors