Assembly Bill 489
Public access to certain local government law enforcement records
Topics: Data processing, Municipality, Police
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 13, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, local governmental records are available for public inspection and copying except as specifically authorized or required by law, and except that if the custodian of a record demonstrates that the public interest in withholding access to information contained in a record outweighs the public interest in providing access to that information, access may be denied. Applying this test, the courts have permitted access to some law enforcement investigative records to be denied. In addition, under current law, law enforcement investigative records are exempted from the right of access whenever federal law or regulations so require or as a condition to receipt of aids by this state so require.
This bill provides that if a local governmental unit whose primary function is information storage, information technology processing, or other information technology usage (information technology unit) receives a request for access to information in a law enforcement record, the information technology unit must deny any portion of the request that relates to information in a law enforcement record.
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Under the bill, for purposes of access to public records, the information technology unit is not considered to be the custodian of the law enforcement record. For purposes of such access, the custodian is the local governmental unit for which the record is stored, processed, or otherwise used. The bill defines a law enforcement record as any record that is created or received by a law enforcement agency relating to an investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency or a request for a law enforcement agency to provide law enforcement services. No similar provisions exist currently.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Feb 1, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 1, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 1, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.
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Nov 17, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 13, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Oct 13, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 13, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Hraychuck, Brooks, Clark, Kestell, Mursau, Nerison, A. Ott, Petrowski, Schneider, Townsend and Zigmunt;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Hansen and Olsen
- Oct 13, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Nov 17, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Feb 1, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Feb 1, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 1
- Feb 1, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote