Bills by subject

Prison

91 bills and resolutions. 14 became law and 49 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 837 Grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 15, 2026
AB 847 Grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 14, 2026
AB 604 Coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 533 Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 45

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 417: Emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 555: Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 604: Coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 664: Serving margarine as a substitute for butter in certain circumstances.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 723: Bathing periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 724: Department of Corrections reporting of complaints in state correctional institutions and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 725: Reporting of and notifications about restricted movement and solitary confinement in state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 727: Inmate access to the outdoors. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 728: Access to prisons and jails for oversight purposes. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2026
AB 729: Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 730: In-person visiting periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 731: Telecommunications service access by inmates and juveniles and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 733: Recreational opportunities and structured programming for inmates in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 734: Climate control in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 736: Free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 740: Solitary confinement. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 741: Personal hygiene products for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 773: The treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison or jail. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 14, 2026
AB 847: Grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 860: Written resource guides informing inmates and juveniles in custody of their rights and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1222: Creating an office of the ombudsperson for corrections and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1238: Allocation of building trust funds to develop preliminary plans and specification for expansion of the mother-young child care program under the Department of Corrections. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 20, 2026
SB 419: Emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases. (FE)
Became law.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 533: Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 598: Coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 645: Serving margarine as a substitute for butter in certain circumstances.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 708: Telecommunications service access by inmates and juveniles and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 712: Inmate access to the outdoors. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 713: Access to prisons and jails for oversight purposes. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 714: Bathing periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 715: Climate control in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 724: Recreational opportunities and structured programming for inmates in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 725: In-person visiting periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 726: Department of Corrections reporting of complaints in state correctional institutions and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 727: Personal hygiene products for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 728: Free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 742: Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 744: Reporting of and notifications about restricted movement and solitary confinement in state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 755: The treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison or jail. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 15, 2026
SB 837: Grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 847: Written resource guides informing inmates and juveniles in custody of their rights and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1110: Allocation of building trust funds to develop preliminary plans and specification for expansion of the mother-young child care program under the Department of Corrections. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1134: Criminal sentence adjustment due to sentencing.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 15

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 76: Costs of prescription drugs and devices for incarcerated persons.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 77: Providing meals to inmates of prisons and jails.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 122: Permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 157: Informing correctional officers about inmates with contagious diseases.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 168: Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons and exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 452: Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 457: Various changes in the unemployment insurance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 122: Excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Nov 28, 2011
SB 86: Permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
Became law.

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Mar 23, 2012
SB 105: Informing correctional officers about inmates with contagious diseases.
Stopped in committee.
Nov 18, 2011
SB 109: Soft tissue injury to a law enforcement officer when resisting or obstructing arrest.
Became law.
Nov 11, 2011
SB 117: Venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 141: Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons and exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 283: Unauthorized possession of a correctional employee's personal identifying information and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

2009–10 session: 31

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 152: Mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 199: Classifying members of the Parole Commission; psychologists and corrections classification specialists employed by the Department of Corrections who perform duties related to sexually violent person commitments; clerical employees employed at probation, extended supervision, and parole offices; and state employees who are employed at state correctional institutions, juvenile correctional facilities, the mental health institutes at Mendota and Winnebago, the Wisconsin Resource Center, and secure mental health units or facilities for sexually violent persons as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 252: Prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, and in public conveyances and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 253: Prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor locations and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 283: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 329: Conditions of extended supervision, probation, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 345: Accepting prisoners or detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Stopped in committee.
Feb 9, 2010
AB 364: Council on Offender Reentry.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 448: Costs of prescription drugs and devices for incarcerated persons.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 498: Time spent in prison after revocation of parole or extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 500: Risk reduction programming.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 594: Notifying a law enforcement agency when certain persons are released from the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 634: Collective bargaining and protective occupation participant status under the Wisconsin Retirement System and a county retirement system for county jail employees, county employees of a juvenile detention facility, and state employees who are employed at state correctional institutions, juvenile correctional facilities, the mental health institutes at Mendota and Winnebago, the Wisconsin Resource Center, and secure mental health units or facilities for sexually violent persons.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 644: Establishing a presumption for employment-connected communicable diseases for fire fighters, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, and certain correctional employees.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 681: Orders to commit state prison inmates to a mental health facility.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 750: Mandatory testing of prison inmates upon release for HIV or sexually transmitted diseases.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 762: Informing correctional officers about inmates with contagious diseases.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 893: Submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 63: Excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 102: Periods of revocation of driving privileges after committing certain offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 108: Mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 20, 2009
SB 181: Prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor locations and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 316: Time spent in prison after revocation of parole or extended supervision.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 318: Risk reduction programming.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2010
SB 429: Establishing a presumption for employment-connected communicable diseases for fire fighters, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, and certain correctional employees.
Became law.
May 10, 2010
SB 478: Orders to commit state prison inmates to a mental health facility.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 547: Informing correctional officers about inmates with contagious diseases.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 10, 2010
SB 631: Submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 702: Unauthorized possession of a correctional employee's personal identifying information and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 42: Excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject