Senate Bill 482
Lodging establishments and restricting a local government's ability to prohibit or restrict an individual from renting his or her home
Topics: Health Services, Department of: Administration, Hotel and motel, Housing, Municipality: Ordinance
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 15, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits a political subdivision (any city, village, town, or county) from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that prohibits, or unreasonably restricts, an individual from renting out his or her home for seven consecutive days or longer. The bill defines "home" as any residential dwelling owned by an individual as either a primary or secondary dwelling. If any political subdivision has such an ordinance in effect on the effective date of the bill, the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
Under current law, the Department of Health Services regulates a variety of types of lodging establishments, including hotels, bed and breakfast establishments, and tourist rooming houses. This bill excludes from the definitions of "hotel," "bed and breakfast establishment," and "tourist rooming house" a residential dwelling that is rented exclusively for periods that are seven consecutive days or longer. Thus, the bill provides that a residential dwelling that is rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer does not qualify as a hotel, a bed and breakfast establishment, or a tourist rooming house and therefore is not subject to regulations that apply to such lodging establishments.
Who's behind it
Frank G. Lasee, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 1, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing.
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Feb 15, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate