Senate Bill 520
Licensure of professional leasing and renting agents and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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
Nov 8, 2017
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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 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. 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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
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 establishes a licensure program for professional leasing and renting agents administered by the Real Estate Examining Board. The bill defines “professional leasing and renting” as, for compensation 1) renting or leasing real estate to a tenant; 2) making representations about the condition of real estate available for lease or rent; 3) showing real estate that is offered exclusively for lease or rent; 4) directing potential tenants about how to complete and sign lease agreements or rental agreements for real estate; and 5) screening applicants for real estate available for lease or rent.
Under the bill, and subject to certain exceptions, a person may engage in professional leasing and renting in Wisconsin only if the person is licensed by the examining board as a professional leasing and renting agent. The examining board may grant a license to engage in professional leasing and renting to an applicant who, among other things, is at least 18 years old, completes an educational program approved by the examining board, passes an examination approved by the examining board, and does not have a prior conviction for certain felonies or an offense related to the practice of real estate. The bill requires a licensed professional leasing and renting agent to complete continuing education requirements, as determined by the board, every two years in order to renew the license.
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The bill adds a person who is licensed as a professional leasing and renting agent to the examining board. Under the bill, the examining board investigates, holds hearings, and makes findings pertaining to violations of the bill, therefore, certain violations by professional leasing and renting agents are punishable by a civil forfeiture of up to $1,000 and other violations of the professional leasing and renting provisions are punishable by a criminal fine of up to $1,000 or up to six months of jail or both. The penalties under the bill are the same that apply under current law to real estate brokers and salespersons. The bill also adds a person who is licensed as a professional leasing and renting agent and who has at least two years of work experience with that license to the Council on Real Estate Curriculum and Examinations. Under current law, the examining board is required to consult with the council before the examining board promulgates rules that establish criteria for educational programs required for licensure in real estate professions and for continuing education programs required for licensure in a real estate profession, and the council also has certain other duties.
Who's behind it
Dave Hansen, a Democrat, is its .
2 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 28, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 8, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.
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Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 8, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau and Sargent
- Nov 8, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations
- Nov 28, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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