Assembly Bill 691
Prohibiting an assessor from changing the valuation of property based solely on a recent sale of the property. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 28, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 23, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2020
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 19, 2020
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 114
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 28, 2020: “Published 2-29-2020”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires that, to determine a property's value for property tax purposes, the assessor consider recent arm's-length sales of the property to be assessed if according to professionally acceptable appraisal practices those sales conform to recent arm's-length sales of reasonably comparable property. This bill prohibits an assessor from changing the assessed value of a property based solely on the recent arm's-length sale of the property unless the change in assessed value corrects a previous assessment based on incorrect information about the physical characteristics of the property.
Who's behind it
12 representatives are its . All 12 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 18, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 18, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 28, 2020
The new law was published.
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Feb 28, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 114.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 19, 2020
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 19, 2020
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 19, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 19, 2020
The Senate received it.
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Feb 18, 2020
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 18, 2020
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 18, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 18, 2020
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Jan 29, 2020 to Feb 11, 2020
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 7, 2020
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 6, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 23, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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Dec 23, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Gundrum, Horlacher, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Magnafici, Murphy, Ramthun, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig and Nass
- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- Jan 6, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 7, 2020 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 29, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Hutton added as a coauthor
- Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks
- Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Edming added as a coauthor
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 114
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Published 2-29-2020
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote