SB 921 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: personal financial literacy high school graduation requirement.

SB 921 requires Wisconsin high schools to offer a 0.5-credit personal financial literacy course for graduation. The course must cover topics like money management, saving, investing, credit, and debt, and can be delivered through traditional classroom instruction or approved partnerships with local financial institutions. Schools may also award credit for completing an advanced placement business course with a personal finance focus. This requirement directly affects all Wisconsin high school students seeking graduation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
Floor votes

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
6
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 223
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Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
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Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
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Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0
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Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
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Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Cabral-Guevara, Pfaff and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Wittke, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Goeben, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tucker, Tusler, Udell, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Steffen and Callahan
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4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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