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WI SB 391

enacted

Relating to: equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 391 pass?

Yes. WI SB 391 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Published 4-3-2026

What is WI SB 391 about?

WI SB 391 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 391?

Nass, James are the primary sponsors of WI SB 391, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-08-25
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nassprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Pentermancosponsor
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Steffencosponsor
  • Gundrumcosponsor
  • Subeckcosponsor
  • Mursaucosponsor
  • Kreibichcosponsor
  • Ortiz-Velezcosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Knodlcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-06

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 160

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-01-30

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-01-21

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2026-01-21

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  7. 2026-01-16

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. 2026-01-14

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,receipt

  9. 2026-01-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2026-01-13

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 83, Noes 16

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-01-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2026-01-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-01-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  15. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  16. 2026-01-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  17. 2026-01-09

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2026-01-08

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  19. 2026-01-07

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  21. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2025-11-18

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors

  23. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  24. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  25. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2025-11-18

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  28. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. 2025-11-10

    Available for scheduling

  30. 2025-11-10

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-11-10

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  32. 2025-11-10

    Executive action taken

  33. 2025-11-07

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

    amendment-introduction

  34. 2025-10-29

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  35. 2025-10-28

    Public hearing held

  36. 2025-08-25

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  37. 2025-08-25

    Introduced by Senators James and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Dittrich, Steffen, Gundrum, Subeck, Mursau, Kreibich, Ortiz-Velez, Goodwin and Knodl

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-11-10 · pass · 3-2

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-11-10 · pass · 5-0

  • CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

    2026-01-13 · pass · 83-16

    Member-level votes (99)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: yes
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: yes
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: yes
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: yes
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: yes
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: no
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb391

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