Senate Bill 730
Technology service access by inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction 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
Nov 21, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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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
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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 provides that inmates of a state correctional institution or county jail or house of correction be allowed access to email, live audiovisual calling services, and electronic media services if they have a personal computing device. Under the bill, the Department of Corrections or the sheriff or person in charge of a county jail or house of correction may charge the inmate for the services, but the charge to the inmate may not exceed the cost charged to DOC or the county by the service provider for such services, and each inmate must be provided a weekly stipend of $17.50 to purchase such services.
This bill provides to DOC $13,213,800 in the 2023-24 fiscal year and $19,820,700 in the 2024-25 fiscal year to pay for DOC inmate technology access stipends and $3,033,300 in the 2023-24 fiscal year and $4,550,000 in the 2024-25 fiscal year to reimburse counties for county jail or house of correction inmate technology access stipends.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
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 2, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 27, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 21, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Nov 21, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Taylor, L. Johnson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Clancy, Madison, Hong, Conley, Joers, Ohnstad, Shelton, Palmeri, Sinicki and Jacobson
- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Nov 27, 2023 · Senate
Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
- Jan 2, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
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