AB998 Vetoed - Early Literacy Curricula Recommendations
Summary
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 998 was vetoed by Governor Tony Evers on April 8, 2026. The bill would have amended Wisconsin Statute 118.015 relating to recommendations from the Council on Early Literacy Curricula. AB998 passed both chambers before the veto, preventing the statutory amendments from taking effect.
What changed
Wisconsin Governor vetoed AB998 on April 8, 2026, preventing amendments to Wisconsin Statute 118.015 concerning the Council on Early Literacy Curricula. The bill had passed both the Assembly and Senate with amendments before being vetoed.
Affected parties in Wisconsin's education sector should note that no statutory changes will result from this legislation. Educational institutions and curriculum developers should monitor for alternative proposals addressing early literacy standards in future legislative sessions.
What to do next
- Monitor for future legislative proposals on early literacy curricula in Wisconsin
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ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / AB998 Vetoed AB998 Assembly Bill Vetoed 2026-04-08
Recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula.
An Act to amend 118.015 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 118.015 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes; Relating to: recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula.
Bill Details
State Wisconsin
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...
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Sponsors
Robert Wittke (Rep - R) Rob Kreibich (Rep - R) Dave Maxey (Rep - R) Clint Moses (Rep - R) Elijah Behnke (Rep - R) Dan Knodl (Rep - R) Howard Marklein (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-08 A Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026 2026-04-02 A Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 2026-03-20 A Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026 2026-03-18 A Received from Senate concurred in 2026-03-17 S Ordered immediately messaged 2026-03-17 S Read a third time and concurred in 2026-03-17 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 2026-03-17 S Ordered to a third reading 2026-03-17 S Read a second time 2026-03-16 S Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-03-06 S Available for scheduling 2026-03-06 S Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2 2026-03-06 S Executive action taken 2026-03-03 S Public hearing held 2026-02-25 S Read first time and referred to committee on Education 2026-02-23 S Received from Assembly 2026-02-19 A Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-19 A Read a third time and passed 2026-02-19 A Rules suspended 2026-02-19 A Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-19 A Assembly Amendment 1 adopted 2026-02-19 A Read a second time 2026-02-18 A Made a special order of business at 12:01 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 2026-02-04 A Referred to committee on Rules 2026-02-04 A Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3 2026-02-04 A Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3 2026-02-03 A Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke 2026-02-03 A Executive action taken 2026-02-03 A Public hearing held 2026-02-02 A Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs 2026-02-02 A Introduced
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02 A State Affairs 2026-02-04 A Rules 2026-02-25 S Education
Amendments
2026-02-03 Assembly Amendment 1
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-02 Introduced 2026-03-20 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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