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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 491: Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 491 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities. Primary sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Kevin Petersen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Kevin PetersenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
  4. Referred to committee on Rules
  5. Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Public hearing held
  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
  9. Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Petersen, Behnke, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source