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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 395

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Relating to: equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes equipping a school bus with a device for recording audio or video, or both, of the interior of the school bus while in use to transport pupils. A bus may be so equipped if the school board adopts a policy authorizing such equipment and if notice of the policy is provided to pupils and their parents or guardians and posted on the interior of the bus. Recordings made as authorized under the bill are confidential and may be used by only school officials and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions, and criminal prosecutions related to incidents occurring in or around the bus.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Goodwin (D) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Mursau (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D)

5 cosponsors

J. Jacobson (D) , James (R) , Nass (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Stubbs (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 1

Passed 11–1 Nov 12, 2025 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 2

Passed 10–2 Nov 12, 2025 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Dittrich, Steffen, Gundrum, Subeck, Mursau, Kreibich, Ortiz-Velez, Goodwin and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators James and Nass

  2. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Nov 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman

  7. Nov 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 1

  9. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 2

  10. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  12. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  13. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  14. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1