Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB1234

Introduced
3/19/26  
Refer
3/19/26  

Caption

An Act to repeal 118.019 (2m); to renumber and amend 118.019 (1m) (b) and 118.019 (2d); to amend 115.29 (7), 118.019 (1m) (a), 118.019 (2) (intro.), 118.019 (2) (a) 1. and 2., 118.019 (2) (a) 5., 118.019 (2) (c), 118.019 (2) (e), 118.019 (2) (f), 118.019 (3), 118.019 (4), 118.019 (5) and 146.89 (3r) (e); to repeal and recreate 118.019 (1), 118.019 (2) (a) 10. and 118.019 (2) (a) 11.; to create 118.019 (1m) (b) 1. and 3., 118.019 (2) (a) 3., 3m. and 4., 118.019 (2) (a) 6., 118.019 (2) (g) and 118.019 (2r) of the statutes; Relating to: human growth and development instruction. (FE)

Summary

AB1234 revises Wisconsin’s human growth and development instruction law for school districts that choose to offer such a program in grades K-12. The bill changes the current largely recommended framework into a more detailed mandatory curriculum structure: if a school board offers the program, it must include specified age-appropriate topics and use medically accurate information. Required instruction would cover family communication about sexuality, reproductive anatomy and puberty, pregnancy and parenting, body image and gender stereotypes, decision-making and consent, abstinence, contraceptives and barrier methods, life skills, the effects of alcohol and drugs, media and peer influence, sexual orientation, online safety, parental responsibility, and criminal penalties related to sex.

Impact

The bill would substantially amend s. 118.019 and related statutes by repealing, renumbering, and recreating multiple provisions governing sex education. It would require school boards that provide human growth and development instruction to include a broader set of topics, expand parent notice and curriculum inspection rights, preserve parental opt-out procedures, and update the advisory committee process. It also changes state authority over federal teen pregnancy prevention funds to emphasize evidence-based programs, and it allows volunteer health care providers to teach the subject if the program meets the new statutory requirements. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.

Sentiment

The bill’s structure and findings suggest a generally supportive posture toward comprehensive, medically accurate, age-appropriate instruction, with an emphasis on student health, decision-making, and parent communication. The absence of recorded committee testimony or votes limits direct evidence of legislative sentiment, but the bill’s detailed expansion of required topics and its alignment with the Healthy Youth Act indicate a policy direction favoring more standardized sex education content. The fiscal note has been received, but no committee action or floor vote is included in the available record.

Contention

The most likely points of contention are the bill’s expansion of required sex education topics, especially instruction on sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, contraception, consent, and criminal penalties related to sexual activity. Opponents may also object to the shift from recommended to required content for districts that offer the program, while supporters are likely to emphasize medically accurate information, teen pregnancy prevention, and student safety. Another potential area of debate is the role of parents and local school boards, since the bill preserves opt-outs and advisory committees but also imposes more specific statewide curriculum requirements.

Companion Bills

WI SB1172

Crossfiled An Act to repeal 118.019 (2m); to renumber and amend 118.019 (1m) (b) and 118.019 (2d); to amend 115.29 (7), 118.019 (1m) (a), 118.019 (2) (intro.), 118.019 (2) (a) 1. and 2., 118.019 (2) (a) 5., 118.019 (2) (c), 118.019 (2) (e), 118.019 (2) (f), 118.019 (3), 118.019 (4), 118.019 (5) and 146.89 (3r) (e); to repeal and recreate 118.019 (1), 118.019 (2) (a) 10. and 118.019 (2) (a) 11.; to create 118.019 (1m) (b) 1. and 3., 118.019 (2) (a) 3., 3m. and 4., 118.019 (2) (a) 6., 118.019 (2) (g) and 118.019 (2r) of the statutes; Relating to: human growth and development instruction. (FE)

Previously Filed As

WI AB1039

An act to amend Sections 8334 and 11019.

WI HB434

Exempt military driver's license applicants from driver's ed

WI HB1179

Transportation; changes various provisions of existing funds, etc.

WI HB1179

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-359, 33.2-371, 33.2-1526, 33.2-1526.1, 33.2-3102, 33.2-3401, 33.2-3402, 33.2-3403, 33.2-3502, 46.2-774, and 46.2-2099.48 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-1904.1, by adding in Article 11 of Chapter 19 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-1937, by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-2402, by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-775, by adding a section numbered 58.1-603.3, and by adding in Chapter 17 of Title 58.1 articles numbered 13, 14, and 15, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-1749, 58.1-1750, and 58.1-1751; and to repeal § 33.2-3100.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation funding.

WI AB104

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2025 (Chapters 4 and 5 of the Statutes of 2025) by amending Items 0540-103-0001, 0690-301-0001, 0977-401, 1700-001-0001, 3125-301-0140, 3125-301-6088, 3540-001-0001, 3790-111-0577, 3825-002-6088, 3970-492, 5180-101-0890, 5180-151-0001, 5180-151-0890, 6100-107-0001, 6440-001-0001, 6610-001-0001, 6870-101-0001, 6870-194-0001, and 7760-101-0001 of, adding Items 3340-490, 5225-493, 5225-494, 6100-492, and 6870-403 to, repealing Item 3125-301-0720 of, Section 2.

WI AB103

An act relating to the Budget Act of 2025.

WI SB775

Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.

WI HB642

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2499.8, 2.2-2818, 2.2-2905, 2.2-3114, 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 2.2-3802, 2.2-4024, 3.2-4112, 3.2-4113, 3.2-4116, 3.2-4126, 3.2-5145.1, 3.2-5145.2:1, 3.2-5145.4, 4.1-103, 4.1-105, 4.1-352, 4.1-600, 4.1-601, 4.1-603, 4.1-604, 4.1-606, 4.1-607, 4.1-611, 4.1-614, 4.1-621, 4.1-1100, 4.1-1101, 4.1-1121, 4.1-1402, 4.1-1500, 4.1-1501, 4.1-1502, 4.1-1600 through 4.1-1603.2, 4.1-1604, 5.1-13, 9.1-1101, 15.2-912.4, 16.1-69.40:1, 16.1-260, 16.1-273, 16.1-278.9, 18.2-46.1, 18.2-247, 18.2-248, 18.2-248.01, 18.2-251, 18.2-251.03, 18.2-251.1:1, 18.2-251.1:2, 18.2-251.1:3, 18.2-252, 18.2-254, 18.2-255, 18.2-255.1, 18.2-255.2, 18.2-258, 18.2-258.02, 18.2-258.1, 18.2-265.1, 18.2-265.2, 18.2-265.3, 18.2-287.2, 18.2-308.012, 18.2-308.4, 18.2-371.2, 18.2-460, 18.2-474.1, 19.2-66, 19.2-81, 19.2-81.1, 19.2-83.1, 19.2-188.1, 19.2-303.01, 19.2-386.22 through 19.2-386.25, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 19.2-389.3, 19.2-392.02, 19.2-392.6 and 19.2-392.12:1, as they shall become effective, 22.1-206, 22.1-277.08, 23.1-1301, 46.2-105.2, 46.2-347, 48-17.1, 53.1-231.2, 54.1-2903, 54.1-3401, 54.1-3443, 58.1-301, and 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Subtitle II of Title 2.2 a part labeled D, containing a chapter numbered 61, consisting of a section numbered 2.2-6100, by adding in Chapter 6 of Title 4.1 sections numbered 4.1-629 and 4.1-630, by adding in Title 4.1 chapters numbered 7 through 10, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-700 through 4.1-1010, by adding sections numbered 4.1-1102 through 4.1-1105, 4.1-1106, 4.1-1106.1, 4.1-1113, 4.1-1114, 4.1-1115, 4.1-1117, 4.1-1118, and 4.1-1119, by adding in Title 4.1 a chapter numbered 12, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-1200 through 4.1-1206, by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 4.1 sections numbered 4.1-1300, 4.1-1301, and 4.1-1303 through 4.1-1309, by adding in Chapter 14 of Title 4.1 sections numbered 4.1-1403 through 4.1-1407, by adding a section numbered 4.1-1602.1, by adding in Title 4.1 a chapter numbered 17, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-1700 through 4.1-1705, by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 6.2 a section numbered 6.2-108, and by adding in Chapter 44 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-4426; and to repeal Article 4 (§§ 3.2-4122 through 3.2-4126) of Chapter 41.1 of Title 3.2 and §§ 3.2-5145.4:1, 4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, and 18.2-251.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cannabis control; retail market; penalties.

WI HB368

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-234, 2.2-401.01, 2.2-1149, 2.2-1604, 2.2-2699.10, 2.2-4310, 10.1-104.02, 10.1-659, 10.1-1003, 10.1-1018, 10.1-1020, 10.1-1186.3:1, 10.1-1188, 10.1-2202.5, 10.1-2205.1, 10.1-2206.1, 10.1-2214, 10.1-2305, 15.2-4202, 15.2-4203, 18.2-423.1, 20-88.32, 20-146.1, 22.1-254, 24.2-128, 28.2-104.01, 28.2-302.5, 29.1-301, 29.1-401, 29.1-521, 32.1-272, 36-105.5, 51.1-700, 56-46.1, 56-576, 58.1-2201, 58.1-2403, 59.1-480, 62.1-266, 64.2-701, 64.2-2100, and 64.2-2600 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Subtitle II of Title 2.2 a part labeled D, containing a chapter numbered 61, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-6100 and 2.2-6101, relating to definitions; American Indians; Virginia recognized tribes; federally recognized tribes; sovereignty.

WI AB112

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2022 (Chapters 43, 45, and 249 of the Statutes of 2022) by amending Items 5227-118-0001 and 6100-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of, and amending Sections 19.56 and 39.10 of, that act, to amend the Budget Act of 2023 (Chapters 12, 38, and 189 of the Statutes of 2023) by amending Item 5227-118-0001 of Section 2.00 of, and amending Sections 19.561 and 39.10 of, that act, to amend the Budget Act of 2024 (Chapters 22, 35, and 994 of the Statutes of 2024) by amending Item 5227-118-0001 of Section 2.00 of, and amending Section 39.10 of, that act, and to amend the Budget Act of 2025 (Chapters 4 and 5 of the Statutes of 2025) by amending Items 0840-001-6094, 2660-101-0001, 2720-001-0044, 2740-004-0044, 3480-492, 3600-001-0001, 4260-101-0001, 4300-001-0890, 5225-001-0001, 5225-002-0001, 5225-492, 5225-493, 6100-001-0001, 6100-194-0001 and 6100-196-0001 of, adding Items 2240-494, 3480-491, 3560-001-6093 and 5225-496 to, and repealing Items 3560-101-6093 and 5225-494 of, Section 2.00 of, amending Sections 35.50, 39.10, and 99.50 of, and adding Section 11.62 to, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

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