AB 1004 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: prohibiting education employers from entering into certain agreements related to information about alleged immoral conduct by an employee and civil immunity for information provided to a prospective employer.

AB 1004 prohibits school boards, charter school governing boards, and participating private school entities (referred to as "education employers") from entering agreements that suppress information about alleged immoral conduct by employees, hinder reporting of such conduct, or require removing substantiated allegations from records. The bill also grants civil immunity to education employers who provide information about an employee’s conduct - including alleged immoral conduct - to a prospective employer upon request. This immunity supplements existing legal protections for employment references. The law aims to ensure transparency in employee conduct records while protecting schools from liability when sharing verified information with new employers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Signed Apr 3, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 186
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Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 87, Noes 8
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Goeben; cosponsored by Senators James and Jacque
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9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors