SB 389 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: the per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits. (FE)

SB 389 adjusts how Wisconsin school districts calculate their maximum allowable spending limits (revenue limits) for specific school years. It adds $325 per student to the calculation for the 2023-24 through 2026-27 school years, while removing previous adjustments that would have affected spending limits for the 2015-16 through 2018-19 years and the 2021-22 year. The bill also modifies rules for consolidated school districts, changing how their revenue limits are calculated during the 2020-21 through 2026-27 school years. These changes take effect for the 2027-28 school year and beyond, directly impacting all public school districts in Wisconsin.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Nov 2025

Assembly Passage

Feb 2026

Vetoed

Apr 2026

Introduced Aug 11, 2025 Vetoed Apr 6, 2026

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MINOR

This bill removes the $325 per pupil funding adjustment from the school district revenue limit formula, effective January 1, 2027. Previously, this adjustment allowed districts to receive additional state aid to offset revenue losses; the change means future revenue limits will be calculated without this extra boost. The bill also updates the specific school years referenced in the statutes to reflect this new calculation method.

Scope change

The bill applies to all Wisconsin school districts for revenue limit calculations starting with the 2027-28 school year.

FISCAL

Eliminated the $325 per pupil adjustment that was previously added to school district revenue limit calculations.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date of the change to January 1, 2027, and adjusted the specific school years listed in the statutes to align with the new formula.

REQUIREMENT

Amended existing statutes to remove references to the temporary $325 adjustment for future school years.

Floor votes · Assembly Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Vetoed

Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 40

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee on Rules

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

upper

Nov 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

upper

Aug 11, 2025

Introduced

Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Nass, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Jagler, James, Stafsholt, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Hutton; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell and Wichgers

upper

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors