Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 9 R cosponsors

AB 491 — Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to amend 51.61 (1) (o); to create 48.672 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  4. Referred to committee on Rules

  5. Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  6. Executive action taken

  7. Public hearing held

  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  9. Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Petersen, Behnke, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 491 do?
An Act to amend 51.61 (1) (o); to create 48.672 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 491?
AB 491 is sponsored by James, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 491?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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