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SB485 • 2025
video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 184
Published 4-4-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled
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
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
Action ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Haywood
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 79, Noes 20
Ordered immediately messaged
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Received from Senate
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Introduced by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara ; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich , Petersen , Behnke , Gundrum , Melotik , Mursau , Penterman , Piwowarczyk and Wichgers
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities Status: S - Enacted into law