Wisconsin Senate Bill 485
Session 2025
Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 6, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
Oct 2, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 6, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
485
State
Wisconsin
Session
2025
Motion Text
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
JOHNSON
No
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Bill Text
Amendment Histories
2025 Wisconsin Act 184
2025 Wisconsin Act 184: LC Act Memo
SB485 ROCP for Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families On 11/12/2025
LC Bill Hearing Materials
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
2025 Assembly Bill 491
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04/06/2026
Senate
Published 4-4-2026
04/06/2026
Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 184
04/02/2026
Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
03/20/2026
Senate
Report correctly enrolled
03/17/2026
Senate
Action ordered immediately messaged
03/17/2026
Senate
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
03/17/2026
Senate
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
03/17/2026
Senate
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
03/17/2026
Senate
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
03/16/2026
Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
02/18/2026
Senate
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
02/17/2026
Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
02/17/2026
Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 79, Noes 20
02/17/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended
02/17/2026
Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
02/17/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
02/17/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
02/17/2026
Assembly
Read a second time
02/17/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
02/17/2026
Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood
02/17/2026
Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Haywood
02/13/2026
Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
01/16/2026
Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
11/19/2025
Assembly
Received from Senate
11/18/2025
Senate
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
11/18/2025
Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
11/18/2025
Senate
Read a third time and passed
11/18/2025
Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
11/18/2025
Senate
Ordered to a third reading
11/18/2025
Senate
Read a second time
11/14/2025
Senate
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
11/12/2025
Senate
Available for scheduling
11/12/2025
Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
11/12/2025
Senate
Executive action taken
10/08/2025
Senate
Public hearing held
10/02/2025
Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
10/02/2025
Senate
Introduced by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara;
cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Petersen, Behnke, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Oct 12, 2025 7:36:53 PM
Record Updated
May 10, 2026 3:18:08 PM