SB391 • 2025

equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices

Education

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senators James and Nass, cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Dittrich, Steffen, Gundrum, Subeck, Mursau, Kreibich, Ortiz-Velez, Goodwin and Knodl
Last action: 2026-04-06
Official status: S - Enacted into law
Effective date: Not listed

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equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices

equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices Status: S - Enacted into law

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equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices Status: S - Enacted into law

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Bill History

2026-04-06 Sen.
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 160
2026-04-06 Sen.
Published 4-3-2026
2026-04-02 Sen.
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-01-30 Sen.
Report correctly enrolled
2026-01-21 Sen.
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
2026-01-21 Sen.
Action ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-16 Sen.
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-01-14 Sen.
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-01-13 Asm.
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
2026-01-13 Asm.
Read a second time
2026-01-13 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-01-13 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-01-13 Asm.
Rules suspended
2026-01-13 Asm.
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 83, Noes 16
2026-01-13 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-09 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman
2026-01-09 Asm.
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-01-08 Asm.
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-07 Asm.
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
2025-11-19 Asm.
Received from Senate
2025-11-18 Sen.
Read a second time
2025-11-18 Sen.
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
2025-11-18 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2025-11-18 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18 Sen.
Read a third time and passed
2025-11-18 Sen.
Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors
2025-11-18 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-14 Sen.
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-10 Sen.
Executive action taken
2025-11-10 Sen.
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-11-10 Sen.
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-11-10 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2025-11-07 Sen.
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
2025-10-29 Sen.
Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
2025-10-28 Sen.
Public hearing held
2025-08-25 Sen.
Introduced by Senators James and Nass ; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman , Dittrich , Steffen , Gundrum , Subeck , Mursau , Kreibich , Ortiz-Velez , Goodwin and Knodl
2025-08-25 Sen.
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

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equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices
Status: S - Enacted into law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 391
August 25, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
James
and
Nass
, cosponsored by Representatives
Penterman
,
Dittrich
,
Steffen
,
Gundrum
,
Subeck
,
Mursau
,
Kreibich
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Goodwin
and
Knodl
. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB391,1,2
1
An Act

to create
347.446 of the statutes;
relating to:
equipment of school
2
buses with audiovisual recording devices.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill authorizes equipping a school bus with a device for recording audio or video, or both, of the interior of the school bus while in use to transport pupils. A bus may be so equipped if the school board adopts a policy authorizing such equipment and if notice of the policy is provided to pupils and their parents or guardians and posted on the interior of the bus. Recordings made as authorized under the bill are confidential and may be used by only school officials and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions, and criminal prosecutions related to incidents occurring in or around the bus.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB391,1
3
Section

1
.
347.446 of the statutes is created to read:
SB391,2,2
4
347.446

Audiovisual recording on school buses.

(1)
Subject to sub. (2),
5
a school bus may be equipped with a device for recording audio or video, or both, of
1
the interior of the school bus while the school bus is being used to transport pupils
2
to and from school and school-sponsored activities.
SB391,2,6
3
(2)
Subsection (1) applies only if the applicable school board adopts a policy
4
authorizing audiovisual recording on school buses and notice of the policy is
5
provided to pupils and their parents or guardians and clearly posted on the interior
6
of the school bus.
SB391,2,10
7
(3)
Recordings made as authorized under this section shall remain
8
confidential and may be used by only school officials and law enforcement personnel
9
for investigations, school disciplinary actions, and criminal prosecutions related to
10
incidents occurring in or around the bus.
SB391,2,11
11
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