SB 714 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: bathing periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction. (FE)

SB 714 establishes minimum bathing standards for inmates in state correctional facilities and county jails or houses of correction. It requires each facility to provide at least four bathing periods per week, with each period including a minimum of 10 minutes of heated running water and 15 minutes of total time. The bill directly affects all inmates in these facilities by setting concrete, measurable requirements for hygiene access. It creates a new statute (302.072) to implement these standards, applying equally to both state and county custody settings.
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Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Brown, Stubbs, Arney, Clancy, Phelps, Hong, Tenorio, Prado, Joers, Sinicki and Subeck
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