Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services
Summary
Wisconsin Senate Bill 699 was vetoed by the Governor on April 6, 2026. The bill would have amended Wisconsin Statute 121.555 regarding alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. Since the veto prevents enactment, no changes to state transportation law occurred.
What changed
Wisconsin Senate Bill 699 was vetoed by Governor Tony Evers on April 6, 2026, preventing any amendments to Wisconsin Statute 121.555 regarding pupil transportation services. The bill had passed both chambers, including a 60-39 Assembly vote on February 17, 2026, and would have modified provisions governing how school districts provide pupil transportation.
Since the bill was vetoed, no changes to Wisconsin law occurred. School districts and pupil transportation providers are not subject to any new requirements and should continue complying with existing statutes under Wis. Stat. 121.555. No compliance actions or deadlines are associated with this vetoed legislation.
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / SB699 Vetoed SB699 Senate Bill Vetoed 2026-04-06
Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
An Act to amend 121.555 (1) (a), 121.555 (1) (b) and 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
Bill Details
State Wisconsin
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...
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Sponsors
Devin LeMahieu (Sen - R) Howard Marklein (Sen - R) Steve Nass (Sen - R) Lindee Brill (Rep - R) Elijah Behnke (Rep - R) Barbara Dittrich (Rep - R) Joy Goeben (Rep - R) Rick Gundrum (Rep - R) Joel Kitchens (Rep - R) Dan Knodl (Rep - R) Rob Kreibich (Rep - R) Paul Melotik (Rep - R) David Murphy (Rep - R) William Penterman (Rep - R) Jim Piwowarczyk (Rep - R) Chuck Wichgers (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-06 S Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026 2026-04-02 S Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 2026-03-20 S Report correctly enrolled 2026-03-19 S Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor 2026-03-17 S Action ordered immediately messaged 2026-03-17 S Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 concurred in 2026-03-16 S Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-02-18 S Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted 2026-02-17 A Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-17 A Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 39 2026-02-17 A Rules suspended 2026-02-17 A Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Brill 2026-02-17 A Read a second time 2026-02-17 A Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Rivera-Wagner 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer 2026-02-16 A Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a cosponsor 2026-02-13 A Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 2026-02-13 A Read first time and referred to committee on Rules 2026-02-12 A Received from Senate 2026-02-11 S Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-11 S Read a third time and passed 2026-02-11 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 2026-02-11 S Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-11 S Read a second time 2026-02-09 S Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-01-13 S Available for scheduling 2026-01-13 S Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2 2026-01-13 S Executive action taken 2026-01-06 S Public hearing held 2025-12-15 S Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor 2025-12-10 S Fiscal estimate received 2025-12-09 S Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor 2025-12-02 S Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government 2025-12-02 S Introduced
Votes
2026-02-17 Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended Yea: 60 Nay: 39
Committee Referrals
2025-12-02 S Transportation and Local Government 2026-02-13 A Rules
Amendments
2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 3
Bill Text Versions
2025-12-02 Introduced 0000-00-00 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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