Assembly Bill 485
Local contracts with the federal government related to housing or detaining persons in locked detention facilities and a limitation on establishing county secured facilities
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 26, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits certain local governmental units from entering into certain detention contracts with the federal government. Specifically under this bill, a city, village, town, or county or local law enforcement agency (local governmental unit) may not:
1. Enter into or extend a contract with the federal government to house or detain noncitizens in a locked detention facility for purposes of civil immigration custody.
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2. With an exception, enter into or extend a contract with the federal government to house minors in a locked detention facility.
Under current law, a county may establish houses of correction, jails, lockup facilities, and other secured facilities only with the approval of and subject to inspection by the Department of Corrections. Under this bill, DOC is prohibited from approving any such facility that is proposed to be established for the purpose of detaining noncitizens for the purpose of civil immigration custody.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 26, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations.
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Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 26, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Cabrera, Brostoff, C. Taylor, Haywood, Bowen, Anderson, L. Myers and Crowley; cosponsored by Senators Larson, L. Taylor, Smith and Johnson
- Sep 26, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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