---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the use of a surveillance device by an owner of real estate in connection with the sale of the real estate and providing a penalty."
description: "Relating to: the use of a surveillance device by an owner of real estate in connection with the sale of the real estate and providing a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 247"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 247 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernier", "Bewley", "Wanggaard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28e5b101-7ef3-42bf-95da-1ba28f34bd85"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb247"
source_hash: "eea92fab2204bf1c518194fdfe1ffd3706cd9f711a77adb416db8e9bf3fe173c"
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 247 (2019) — Relating to: the use of a surveillance device by an owner of real estate in connection with the sale of the real estate and providing a penalty.

## 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/SB247)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- SUSPEND RULES TO TAKE UP — **60–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bernier — primary (person)
- Bewley — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Bernier, Bewley and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Stafsholt, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Fields, James, B. Meyers, Pronschinske, Skowronski, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers and Allen `introduction`
- **2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-09-26T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Wittke added as a cosponsor
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from Senate message and take up, Ayes 60, Noes 35
- **2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 1-17-2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 1-21-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 72 `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Published 1-22-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28e5b101-7ef3-42bf-95da-1ba28f34bd85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).