Assembly Bill 804
Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation. (FE)
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
Dec 8, 2023
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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 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Corrections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires the Department of Corrections to install, in every state correctional institution, in every inmate residential cell that is connected to an exterior wall, a window that is at least 1.5 square feet in size and that provides at least 92 percent visibility to the outdoors. The window requirements under the bill apply only if the correctional institution will remain structurally sound with the windows in place. Under the bill, by October 1, 2026, DOC must install the windows, and by October 1, 2026, county sheriffs must ensure the same window requirements are met in county jails.
The bill also requires DOC or the county sheriff to provide every inmate with three hours per day of outdoor viewing time through a window that provides 92 percent visibility to the outdoors. This requirement may be met by time spent outdoors, by time spent in the inmate's cell if the cell has such a window, or, if the inmate's cell does not have such a window, by moving the inmate to a location within the state correctional institution or county jail that does have a window that provides at least 92 percent visibility to the outdoors.
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The bill provides to DOC $200,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 for the purpose of installing windows in state correctional institutions to meet the requirements of the bill.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . All 14 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (14)
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 16, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.
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Dec 8, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 8, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Drake, Emerson, Hong, J. Anderson, Conley, Considine, Haywood, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Shelton and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senator Larson
- Dec 8, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate