Introduced . . . will it pass?This close to the end of the session? Will it even see the light of day given the authors?
Press Release from yesterday.
Senator Larson and Representative Taylor announce Body Camera Transparency & Accountability Act
MADISON – Today, Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) and Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) circulated for co-sponsorship the Body Camera Transparency and Accountability Act.
The Body Camera Transparency and Accountability Act creates a statewide, minimum set of standards for the usage of body cameras for those law enforcement agencies using body cameras. The goal of this legislation is to ensure certain safeguards and expectations with regards to body camera usage. The bill addresses issues surrounding transparency of body camera usage as well as privacy and public records issues.
“All Wisconsinites deserve to live in a safe community,” said Sen. Larson. “Tragedies that have occurred across the nation as well as in our own neighborhoods, have ignited an interest for law enforcement officers to be equipped with body cameras – both by law enforcement themselves and the public. As such, many local police departments have begun implementing body camera programs, and we applaud them for those efforts. Nonetheless, when a tragedy occurs, we owe it to everyone, especially the families involved, to ensure an accountable and transparent process exists and is followed.”
Rep. Taylor stated, “This bill doesn’t mandate that any law enforcement agency use body cameras, only that when they do, privacy interests of victims and the public’s interest in law enforcement accountability is protected. By establishing state-wide standards for the use of body cameras, we are ensuring accountability, consistency and transparency.”
The bill being introduced today will be the first step towards ensuring a minimum set of standards for agencies who use body cameras. Further, it will create a diverse council, made up of citizens, law enforcement, attorneys, the press, victim rights advocates, and others tasked with examining best-practice guidelines and recommendations for the implementation and use of body cameras in Wisconsin. This council will ensure our state continues to have an ongoing dialogue about this issue and is developing and implementing best use practices for body cameras.
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Office of Representative Chris Taylor
306 West – (608) 266-5342
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708
Sure would be helpful if in these press releases they told you the bill number! Or the bills were put into the system in a timely manner! This morning I see bills from 2/9 and one from yesterday. (see below) How would one see a copy of the bill short of contacting their offices . . .which when I’m blogging aren’t open.
WI Legislature, Recently Introduced Proposal Text Feed for /feed/custom/introducedtext
2/10 – SB717: Bill Text – 2016-02-10
Relating to: tribal college and county joint libraries.
2/9 – AR25: Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: requiring the appointment of an assembly committee on water issues affecting Wisconsin.
2/9 – AR24: Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: requiring the appointment of an assembly committee on local control and unfunded mandates.
2/9 – SB716: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
2/9 – AB901: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: aids to individuals and organizations related to the arts and making an appropriation.
2/9 – AB900: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from b…
2/9 – AB899: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: special registration plates associated with certain professional basketball teams and making appropriations…
2/9 – AB898: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting ru…
2/9 – AB897: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: funding for Wisconsin grants for technical college and University of Wisconsin System students and making a…
2/9 – AB896: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: warning lights on school buses.
2/9 – AB895: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: a requirement to report lost or stolen firearms and providing criminal penalties.
2/9 – AB894: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: containers or trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a criminal penalty.
2/9 – AB893: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: storage of a firearm in a house in which a resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm and providing a…
2/9 – AB892: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: storage of a firearm in residence if child is present and providing a criminal penalty.
2/9 – AB891: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: prohibiting partisan elective state officials from accepting contributions during budget deliberations.
2/9 – AB890: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: disclosing information about executive branch appointments.
2/9 – AB889: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: sober living residences and making an appropriation.
2/9 – AB888: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: creation of the State of Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board and Wisconsin next generation reserve fund…
2/9 – AB887: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: destroying public records and providing a penalty.
2/9 – AB886: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: reports by recipients of loans, grants, or tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
2/9 – SJR101: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: proclaiming September 2016 as Healthy Aging Month in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR100: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: proclaiming March 2016 as Deaf History Month in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR99: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: Proclaiming November 2016 as Mental Health Screening Month in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR98: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: proclaiming December 1, 2016, through December 7, 2016, as National Tolerance Week in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR97: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: proclaiming December 1, 2016, World AIDS Day in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR96: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2016, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR95: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: naming February 17, 2016, as Random Acts of Kindness Day in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR94: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: recognizing March 2016 as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR93: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: proclaiming June 27, 2016, as National HIV Testing Day in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SJR92: Joint Resolution Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: proclaiming October 2016 National Bullying Prevention Month in Wisconsin.
2/9 – SB715: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: creating the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
2/9 – SB714: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: the apprenticeship completion award program and making an appropriation.
2/9 – SB713: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation.
2/9 – SB712: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: reporting deaths; death investigations and other duties of coroners and medical examiners; disposition of b…
2/9 – SB711: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum.
2/9 – SB710: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: insurance requirements for vehicle rental companies.
2/9 – SB709: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: prescription refills.
2/9 – SB708: Bill Text – 2016-02-09
Relating to: the administration by injection of prescribed drugs by pharmacists.
