republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2023/ab-321.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 321"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 321 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Armstrong", "Behnke", "Binsfeld", "Brandtjen", "Dittrich", "Donovan", "Duchow", "Green", "Gundrum", "Gustafson", "Hurd", "Kitchens", "Krug", "Magnafici", "Maxey", "Michalski", "Murphy", "Nedweski", "O'Connor", "Penterman", "Rettinger", "Rodriguez", "Rozar", "Schmidt", "Snyder", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Summerfield", "Tusler", "Wittke"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-06-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4295d78-d775-4cfd-86fa-9f32410d7160"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab321"
source_hash: "446154271901a21f9a2bf6b537b044062e70e16595c72e6a7ef73f5a8cd29ca3"
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 AB 321 (2023) — Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB321-ASA1-AA1)
2. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB321-ASA1)
3. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB321)

## Votes

- Refused to refer to committee on State Affairs, Ayes 34, Noes 60 — **34–60** (fail) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 5 — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **25–7** (pass) · upper
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 5 — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **67–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Binsfeld — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Green — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hurd — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Maxey — primary (person)
- Michalski — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Nedweski — primary (person)
- O'Connor — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Summerfield — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Wittke, Binsfeld, Nedweski, Duchow, Dittrich, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Donovan, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Schmidt, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Jagler, Bradley, Wimberger and Marklein `introduction`
- **2023-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Schraa added as a coauthor
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-21-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Macco added as a coauthor
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Refused to refer to committee on State Affairs, Ayes 34, Noes 60
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 67, Noes 27, Paired 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2023-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-28-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- **2023-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 7 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- **2023-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 6-29-2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-13T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 7-13-2023 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-20T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 7-19-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-20T05:00:00+00:00** Published 7-20-2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4295d78-d775-4cfd-86fa-9f32410d7160`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).