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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 50

Body cameras on law enforcement officers. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 28, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 25, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2020

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2020

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 108

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 28, 2020: “Published 2-29-2020”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 25, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 28, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 28, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 108.

  3. Feb 26, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2020

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Feb 20, 2020

    The Assembly passed it too.

  6. Feb 20, 2020

    “Read” (the official wording)

  7. Feb 20, 2020

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Feb 19, 2020

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Sep 25, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  10. Sep 17, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Mar 14, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Feb 25, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  13. Feb 25, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 25, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Feb 25, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 14, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read

  16. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  17. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative C. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  22. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  24. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. Feb 26, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-26-2020

  26. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 108

  27. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Published 2-29-2020

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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