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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 485: Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 485 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 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: Jesse James (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Published 4-4-2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Kevin PetersenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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. Published 4-4-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 184
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  4. Report correctly enrolled
  5. Action ordered immediately messaged
  6. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
  7. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
  8. Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
  9. 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
  10. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  11. Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  12. Ordered immediately messaged

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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