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Wisconsin Legislature · SB 485 · S - Enacted into law

Video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities. Read the full text

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2025-2026 legislature

Where it is

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Introduced by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Petersen, Behnke, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers · Oct 2, 2025

Senate

Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families · Oct 2, 2025

Senate

Public hearing held · Oct 8, 2025

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Executive action taken · Nov 12, 2025

Senate

Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 · Nov 12, 2025

Senate

Available for scheduling · Nov 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Nov 14, 2025

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Read a second time · Nov 18, 2025

Senate

Ordered to a third reading · Nov 18, 2025

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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Nov 18, 2025

Senate

Read a third time and passed · Nov 18, 2025

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged · Nov 18, 2025

Senate

Senator Smith added as a coauthor · Nov 18, 2025

Senate

Received from Senate · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Read first time and referred to committee on Rules · Jan 16, 2026

Assembly

Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 · Feb 13, 2026

Assembly

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Haywood · Feb 17, 2026

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Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up · Feb 17, 2026

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Read a second time · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Ordered to a third reading · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Rules suspended · Feb 17, 2026

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Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 79, Noes 20 · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 17, 2026

Assembly

Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 18, 2026

Senate

Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Mar 16, 2026

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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, Spre · Mar 17, 2026

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Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken · Mar 17, 2026

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Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Mar 17, 2026

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Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1 · Mar 17, 2026

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Action ordered immediately messaged · Mar 17, 2026

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Report correctly enrolled · Mar 20, 2026

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Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 · Apr 2, 2026

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Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 184 · Apr 6, 2026

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Published 4-4-2026 · Apr 6, 2026

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The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

JamesCabral-Guevara

Recorded votes

CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 32, NAYS 1, NOT VOTING 0
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STANDSenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDEDAssembly · 2026-02-17 · AYES 79, NAYS 20, NOT VOTING 0, PAIRED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Published 4-4-2026 (Apr 6, 2026).