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2023 SENATE BILL 111
March 1, 2023 - Introduced by Senators WIMBERGER, JAMES, FELZKOWSKI, NASS,
ROYS, SPREITZER, STAFSHOLT and WANGGAARD, cosponsored by Representatives
STEFFEN, BEHNKE, ARMSTRONG, BALDEH, BODDEN, BROOKS, DITTRICH, DUCHOW,
MURSAU, NOVAK, ORTIZ-VELEZ, RODRIGUEZ, ROZAR, SORTWELL, SUBECK and
TUSLER. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1 AN ACT to renumber 948.50 (2) (a); to amend 948.50 (2) (b); and to create
2 948.50 (2) (am) of the statutes; relating to: the definition of “strip search” for
3 the purpose of the prohibition against strip searching a pupil.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for a school or school district
official, employee, or agent to conduct a strip search of a pupil. For purposes of this
prohibition, current law defines a “strip search” to mean a search in which a person's
genitals, pubic area, buttock, or anus, or a female person's breast, is uncovered and
either is exposed to view or is touched by a person conducting the search. This bill
expands this definition to include a search in which a person's naked or
underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple is uncovered
and either is exposed to view or is touched by a person conducting the search.
The bill does not change current law with regard to strip searches conducted
by law enforcement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
4 SECTION 1. 948.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 948.50 (2) (av).
5 SECTION 2. 948.50 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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SENATE BILL 111 SECTION 2
1 948.50 (2) (am) “Private area" means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia,
2 anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple.
3 SECTION 3. 948.50 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 948.50 (2) (b) “Strip search" means a search in which a person's genitals, pubic
5 area, buttock or anus, or a female person's breast, private area is uncovered and
6 either is exposed to view or is touched by a person conducting the search.
7 (END)


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 948.50(2)(b), 948.50
Text as Enrolled: 948.50(2)(b), 948.50