Relating to: equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.
SB 391 clarifies that the requirement for school buses to be equipped with audiovisual recording devices applies to public school boards *and* the governing bodies of private or tribal schools. The bill amends existing law by replacing "board" with "board, or the governing body of a private school or tribal school" to explicitly include these entities. This change ensures all schools operating buses - public, private, or tribal - must comply with the recording device requirement. The bill does not create new requirements but specifies which school entities are subject to the existing mandate.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Aug 25, 2025
Signed Apr 6, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 13, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 160
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 83, Noes 16
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Nov 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Nov 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Nov 7, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
upper
Aug 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators James and Nass;
cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Dittrich, Steffen, Gundrum, Subeck, Mursau, Kreibich, Ortiz-Velez, Goodwin and Knodl
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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