---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: operation of drones over correctional institutions."
description: "Relating to: operation of drones over correctional institutions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 237"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 237 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Felzkowski", "Feyen", "L. Taylor", "Marklein", "Nass", "Ringhand", "Wanggaard"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9b98e6-db83-4693-ab7c-fb5abf962400"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb237"
source_hash: "a0c12c4a318d3c76b94fded91d8ac7321245c520dd9172620228f5e8acdf166e"
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 237 (2021) — Relating to: operation of drones over correctional institutions.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB237)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB237-SA1)

## Votes

- Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Feyen — primary (person)
- L. Taylor — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Nass — primary (person)
- Ringhand — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Feyen, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Goyke, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Neylon, Rozar, Schraa, Snyder, Spiros and Thiesfeldt `introduction`
- **2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen
- **2021-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-05-25T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Drake added as a cosponsor
- **2021-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-16-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-06-11T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-06-17T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 6-22-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 6-22-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 52 `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Published 6-23-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b9b98e6-db83-4693-ab7c-fb5abf962400`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).