WI SB 485

enacted

Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced: 2025-10-02
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-06 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-10-02
Introduced by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Petersen, Behnke, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers
introduction
2025-10-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-08
Public hearing held
2025-11-12
Executive action taken
2025-11-12
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-12
Available for scheduling
2025-11-14
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-11-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-18
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2025-11-19
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-01-16
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-13
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
referral
2026-02-17
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Haywood
amendment-introduction
2026-02-17
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood
amendment-introduction
2026-02-17
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
withdrawal
2026-02-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
amendment-introduction
2026-02-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-17
Rules suspended
2026-02-17
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 79, Noes 20
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage,receipt
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
amendment-introduction
2026-03-17
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-03-17
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
2026-03-17
Action ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-20
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-06
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 184
executive-signature
2026-04-06
Published 4-4-2026
became-law

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Votes

Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-11-12 · pass · 5-0
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED
2026-02-17 · pass · 79-20
Member-level votes (99)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- ANDRACA: yes
- ARMSTRONG: yes
- ARNEY: yes
- AUGUST: yes
- BARE: no
- BEHNKE: yes
- BILLINGS: no
- BORN: yes
- BRILL: yes
- BROOKS: yes
- BROWN: yes
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: no
- CRUZ: no
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: yes
- DESMIDT: no
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DOYLE: yes
- DUCHOW: yes
- EMERSON: no
- FITZGERALD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- GOEBEN: yes
- GOODWIN: yes
- GREEN: yes
- GUNDRUM: yes
- GUSTAFSON: yes
- HAYWOOD: no
- HONG: no
- HURD: yes
- HYSELL: no
- JACOBSON, B: yes
- JACOBSON, J: yes
- JOERS: yes
- JOHNSON: no
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: yes
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: yes
- MCCARVILLE: yes
- MCGUIRE: yes
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: yes
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: yes
- 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: no
- SNODGRASS: no
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPAUDE: yes
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- STUBBS: yes
- SUBECK: no
- 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
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
2026-03-17 · pass · 32-1
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
2026-03-17 · pass · 18-15
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- QUINN: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- KAPENGA: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- NASS: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- JOHNSON: no
- ROYS: no
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
- KEYESKI: no
- SMITH: no
- DRAKE: no
- LARSON: no
- SPREITZER: no
- HABUSH SINYKIN: no
- PFAFF: no
- WALL: no
- HESSELBEIN: no
- RATCLIFF: no
- WIRCH: no

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb485

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