SB 392 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety.

SB 392 requires all driver education courses to include specific safety instruction about school buses. It mandates teaching students how to properly cross in front of school buses, recognize school bus lights, and understand when drivers must stop for stopped school buses - including how road design affects these rules. This applies to all driver education courses starting on the bill's effective date. The law directly affects driver education curricula and students learning road safety.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Aug 25, 2025 Signed Apr 9, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 209
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Nov 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Aug 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators James and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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