Assembly Bill 725
Reporting of and notifications about restricted movement and solitary confinement in state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Corrections, Department of, Jail, Prison, Sheriff
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 3, 2025
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Corrections. The committee's chair at the time was Dean Kaufert. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 744. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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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 establish and maintain on its website an interactive reporting system that reports all of the following for each state correctional institution or county jail: 1) whether any type of restriction upon an inmate or group of inmates that affects availability for visiting periods or communication is in effect at that state correctional institution or county jail, and if a restriction is in effect, a statement identifying the reason that the restriction is in effect and how long the restriction has been in effect; 2) the number of inmates who are currently being held in solitary confinement; and 3) the total number of inmates being held.
The bill requires sheriffs to report to DOC on a weekly basis the information about inmate movement restrictions, solitary confinement, and inmate total in the county jail that must be reported in the DOC reporting system and requires DOC to furnish sheriffs with instructions, a format, and the process for sending the information.
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Under the bill, the reporting system must be active six months after the bill’s passage, and until the reporting system is active, DOC must report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature twice per week on any partial or full prison lockdowns that are currently in effect and once every three months on the total number of individuals who have been placed in solitary confinement during that three-month period.
The bill also requires DOC and sheriffs to establish and maintain a notification system that allows up to three individuals designated by an inmate of a state correctional institution or county jail to elect to be automatically notified via email, text message, or other electronic message within 24 hours of that inmate being placed under any type of individual or group restriction that affects availability for visiting periods or other communication.
Who's behind it
16 representatives are its . All 16 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Priscilla Prado · Democrat, Assembly
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Sequanna Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 16, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 21, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 3, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.
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Dec 3, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Madison, Clancy, Taylor, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Bare, Goodwin, Joers, Miresse, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck and Prado; cosponsored by Senators Drake, Roys, L. Johnson, Larson and Spreitzer
- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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