---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the seclusion and physical restraint of pupils."
description: "Relating to: the seclusion and physical restraint of pupils."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 527"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 527 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bewley", "Cowles", "Darling", "Johnson", "Kooyenga", "L. Taylor", "Larson", "Olsen", "Schachtner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cea755f-250e-46db-b7e0-b1540857354d"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb527"
source_hash: "41e6e30824dcfa1b2a873ab6c9f0cf7950f6b7aef4b58176a27a49e1658068cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 527 (2019) — Relating to: the seclusion and physical restraint of pupils.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/SB527)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bewley — primary (person)
- Cowles — primary (person)
- Darling — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Kooyenga — primary (person)
- L. Taylor — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Olsen — primary (person)
- Schachtner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Olsen, Johnson, Darling, Bewley, Cowles, Kooyenga, Larson, Schachtner and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Quinn, Considine, Dittrich, Bowen, Cabrera, Crowley, Doyle, Edming, Felzkowski, Jagler, Kulp, Milroy, Novak, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sargent, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tittl, Vruwink, Wittke and Zimmerman `introduction`
- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-19T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-12-19T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-12-20T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-12-20T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 11:49 AM on 2-20-2020 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2020-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-26-2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-2-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 118 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-3-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cea755f-250e-46db-b7e0-b1540857354d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).