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WI AB729

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Clancy

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • State correctional institutions and county jails must install windows of at least 1.5 square feet with 92% outdoor visibility in all exterior-wall cells by October 1, 2030, provided structural soundness is maintained

  • Inmates must receive at least 3 hours per day of outdoor viewing through transparent windows, which can be satisfied by time outdoors, time in a compliant cell, or relocation to a compliant viewing area

  • Outdoor viewing requirements do not apply to inmates during prison/jail lockdowns or those held in solitary confinement

  • Department of Corrections receives $500,000 in FY 2025-26 and $3,000,000 in FY 2026-27 for window installation in state facilities

  • Outdoor viewing requirements take effect on the first day of the 7th month following the bill's effective date

Legislative Description

Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last Action

Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Corrections12/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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