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Introduced
05/22/2025
05/22/2025
In Committee
06/20/2025
06/20/2025
Crossed Over
06/18/2025
06/18/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, the Department of Justice awards grants to cities and law enforcement agencies for various purposes, including to pay for uniformed beat patrol officers and to enable agencies to purchase body cameras. This bill requires DOJ to award grants to law enforcement agencies to acquire data-sharing platforms. The bill sets forth criteria that data-sharing platforms must meet to be covered by the grant. The criteria include that the platform must be able to integrate data from common law enforcement systems on a real-time basis; eliminate redundant records; restrict access to information by data type, roles, and other parameters; allow for controlled data integration and sharing among law enforcement agencies; be accessed on devices commonly used by law enforcement agencies; and ensure that law enforcement agencies retain rights to agency data. The bill also provides that the Joint Committee on Finance, upon request by DOJ, may provide up to $2,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 biennium to implement the grant program.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new grant program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help law enforcement agencies acquire advanced data-sharing platforms with specific technological capabilities. The bill outlines 11 detailed requirements for these platforms, including the ability to integrate data from different law enforcement systems in real-time, eliminate redundant records, provide advanced search and analytics capabilities, and allow secure, permission-controlled data sharing between agencies. The platforms must also support access from various devices, comply with Criminal Justice Information Services standards, provide detailed audit logging, and ensure that law enforcement agencies retain full rights to their data. Additionally, the bill allows the Joint Committee on Finance to provide up to $2 million per fiscal year during the 2025-27 biennium to support this grant program, which aims to improve data integration, sharing, and accessibility for law enforcement agencies across the state.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (19)
Julian Bradley (R)*,
Van Wanggaard (R)*,
Lindee Brill (R),
Calvin Callahan (R),
Barbara Dittrich (R),
Robert Donovan (R),
Dan Knodl (R),
Rob Kreibich (R),
Dave Maxey (R),
Dave Murphy (R),
Jeff Mursau (R),
Todd Novak (R),
Jerry O'Connor (R),
Jim Piwowarczyk (R),
Shae Sortwell (R),
John Spiros (R),
Lisa Subeck (D),
Ron Tusler (R),
Chuck Wichgers (R),
Last Action
Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (on 06/20/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb279 |
| Analysis - LC Amendment Memo | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB279.pdf |
| Senate Amendment 1 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB279-SA1.pdf |
| SB279 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/judiciary_and_public_safety/1923034.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB279.pdf |
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