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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 391

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

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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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: James (R) , Nass (R)

13 cosponsors

Dittrich (R) , Goodwin (D) , Gundrum (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Mursau (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Ratcliff and Smith , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 10, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 10, 2025 official source full page

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

Assembly: CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

Passed 83–16 Jan 13, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 83

Full history

  1. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

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

  2. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Oct 28, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 29, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  5. Nov 7, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  6. Nov 10, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 10, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Nov 10, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Nov 10, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  15. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors

  17. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

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

  21. Jan 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman

  22. Jan 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  23. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 83, Noes 16

  29. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  31. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  32. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  33. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  34. Jan 30, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  35. Apr 2, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  36. Apr 6, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 160

  37. Apr 6, 2026 · Senate

    Published 4-3-2026