---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: application and reporting deadlines for the statewide parental choice program and evidence of accreditation for a private school participating in a parental choice program. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: application and reporting deadlines for the statewide parental choice program and evidence of accreditation for a private school participating in a parental choice program. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 495"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 495 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Olsen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-25T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1653ae71-b0e7-4fb5-917f-e15583377f18"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb495"
source_hash: "033e796064934f7db78cd4960a779b96e3724c3afde373b4d23dbebcd98b46b7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 495 (2019) — Relating to: application and reporting deadlines for the statewide parental choice program and evidence of accreditation for a private school participating in a parental choice program. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/SB495)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Olsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senator Olsen; cosponsored by Representative Jagler `introduction`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-10-28T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Fields added as a cosponsor
- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to calendar of 11-7-2019 pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (1)(a)
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2019-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2019-11-19T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3) `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-22-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 55 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-25T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-23-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1653ae71-b0e7-4fb5-917f-e15583377f18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).