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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 247

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Relating to: the use of a surveillance device by an owner of real estate in connection with the sale of the real estate and providing a penalty.

Forfeiture Privacy Real property

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that an owner of real estate may, with certain exceptions, use

a surveillance device in or on the real estate, other than in a bathroom or washroom,

to observe or record an individual who is present for a private showing, open house,

or other viewing of the real estate in connection with the owner's attempt to sell the

real estate. The bill specifies that such use of a surveillance device is not an invasion

of the individual's privacy under current state law recognizing the right of privacy.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Wanggaard (R)

14 cosponsors

Allen (R) , B. Meyers (D) , Ballweg (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Fields (D) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 6, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: SUSPEND RULES TO TAKE UP

Passed 60–35 Nov 12, 2019 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 4

Full history

  1. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bernier, Bewley and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Stafsholt, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Fields, James, B. Meyers, Pronschinske, Skowronski, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers and Allen

  2. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing

  3. Aug 13, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 6, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 6, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Sep 6, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Sep 26, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Wittke added as a cosponsor

  8. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from Senate message and take up, Ayes 60, Noes 35

  16. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  17. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  18. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  24. Jan 16, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 1-17-2020

  26. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 1-21-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 72

  27. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Published 1-22-2020