Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 491
Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Piwowarczyk (Republican)
- Penterman (Republican)
- Mursau (Republican)
- Melotik (Republican)
- Gundrum (Republican)
- Behnke (Republican)
- Petersen (Republican)
- Dittrich (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 House | Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 · House
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Laid on the table - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3 - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Executive action taken - Nov 5, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - Oct 9, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families - Oct 9, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Petersen, Behnke, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara