AB 74 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)

AB 74 requires Wisconsin public, private, and charter schools to notify parents or guardians within 24 hours if they receive a report alleging specific misconduct: sexual misconduct by a staff member, a convicted sex offender working with children, or a sex offender photographing a minor without consent. Schools must deliver notice by phone or in person, with deadlines of 5 p.m. the same day (if reported before school ends) or noon the next day. The law excludes reports involving the student’s parent or guardian and applies to all schools covered under Wisconsin education statutes. This is a direct notification requirement, not an investigation mandate.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Signed Dec 10, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Dec 10, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 57
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
upper
Nov 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
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Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
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Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Franklin and Spiros
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2
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Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 3
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin
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Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Steffen, Tittl, Wichgers and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Nass
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15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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