Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 13 D cosponsors

AB 734 — Relating to: climate control in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced December 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to repeal 20.410 (1) (ac); to create 20.410 (1) (ac), 301.03 (16m), 302.075 and 302.076 of the statutes;

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The bill establishes new temperature control standards for state correctional institutions and county jails, creates new appropriations for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and repeals an existing provision related to these systems.

  • 20.410 (1) (ac)

    Institutional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

    Repeals the existing provision for institutional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

  • 20.410 (1) (ac)

    Institutional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to install and operate heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems required under s. 302.075 (1).

    Creates a new appropriation to support the installation and operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

  • 301.03 (16m)

    Submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) an annual report containing state correctional institution and county jail and house of correction temperature data from the following sources: 1. The state correctional institution temperature data recorded under s. 302.075 (2). 2. The county jail and house of correction temperature data recorded under s. 302.076 (2).

    Creates a requirement for an annual report on temperature data from correctional institutions and jails.

  • 302.075

    Prison climate control. (1) The warden or superintendent shall ensure that the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning in the state correctional institution are in working order and shall ensure that the temperature in each housing unit of the state correctional institution is not less than 68 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than 76 degrees Fahrenheit at all times.

    Establishes new standards for temperature control in state correctional institutions.

  • 302.076

    Climate control in a county jail or house of correction. (1) The sheriff or person in charge of a county jail or house of correction shall ensure that the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning in the county jail or house of correction are in working order and shall ensure that the temperature in each housing unit of the county jail or house of correction is not less than 68 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than 76 degrees Fahrenheit at all times.

    Imposes the same temperature control standards on county jails or houses of correction.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  3. Fiscal estimate received

  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  5. Introduced by Representatives Phelps, Madison, Hong, Arney, Clancy, Tenorio, Bare, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Udell and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators Roys and Larson

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (116)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 734 do?
An Act to repeal 20.410 (1) (ac); to create 20.410 (1) (ac), 301.03 (16m), 302.075 and 302.076 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 734?
AB 734 is sponsored by Moore Omokunde, Roys, Larson, Phelps, Christian (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), Hong, Francesca (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), Tenorio, Angelito (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Stroud, Angela (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Udell, Randy (Democrat), and Neubauer, Greta (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 734?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced December 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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