SB 11 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property.

SB 11 allows representatives from specific federally chartered youth organizations (like Scouts, 4-H, or YMCA chapters) to provide information about their programs to students on public school property during the 2026-27 school year. The bill requires school governing bodies (like school boards) to schedule at least one non-instructional time slot at the start of each school term for these organizations to share how their activities support students' education and civic engagement. It applies only to organizations listed in Title 36 of the U.S. Code with educational purposes, not all outside groups. The law does not require schools to permit these visits but establishes a formal process for requests. This policy change directly affects Wisconsin public schools and the designated youth organizations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Assembly Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Dec 10, 2025
Floor votes · Assembly Nov 19, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Dec 10, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 79
upper
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 64, Noes 33
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Amended
Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall
upper
Oct 2, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau and Tusler
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors