Senate Bill 111
The definition of “strip search” for the purpose of the prohibition against strip searching a pupil
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 26, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 1, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 18, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 198
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 26, 2024: “Published 3-23-2024”
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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
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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for a school or school district official, employee, or agent to conduct a strip search of a pupil. For purposes of this prohibition, current law defines a “strip search” to mean a search in which a person's genitals, pubic area, buttock, or anus, or a female person's breast, is uncovered and either is exposed to view or is touched by a person conducting the search. This bill expands this definition to include a search in which a person's naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple is uncovered and either is exposed to view or is touched by a person conducting the search.
The bill does not change current law with regard to strip searches conducted by law enforcement.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 12, 2023
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 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 26, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 26, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 198.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 18, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 17, 2024
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Sep 5, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 5, 2023
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 1, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 1, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wimberger, James, Felzkowski, Nass, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Behnke, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bodden, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Mursau, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Rodriguez, Rozar, Sortwell, Subeck and Tusler
- Mar 1, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 1, 2023 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Sep 5, 2023 · Senate
Senator Taylor added as a coauthor
- Sep 5, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 18, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 22, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024
- Mar 26, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 198
- Mar 26, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-23-2024
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
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
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