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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 827

Disclosures regarding radon in real estate transactions. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 30, 2020

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, with certain exceptions, an owner of residential real property with one to four dwelling units (residential real property) must give a prospective buyer a form, known as a real estate condition report form, on which the owner discloses certain conditions of, and other information about, the residential real property of which the owner is aware. The bill requires an owner to disclose on the report whether the owner has notice or knowledge of the presence of radon on the residential real property, tests for radon conducted on the residential real property, or the presence of radon mitigation systems serving the residential real property.

The bill also requires that, in addition to the report, the owner must provide to the prospective buyer a pamphlet developed by the Department of Health Services that describes the risks of, testing for, and mitigation of indoor radon. Under current law, DHS must develop and disseminate current radon information to the news media, builders, realtors, and the general public, and the bill specifies that DHS must develop and disseminate the pamphlet.

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Finally, the bill requires that the owner of residential real property must include in a contract of sale or option contract a statement explaining potential risks from dangerous levels of indoor radon gas.

Who's behind it

11 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 11 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (11)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 10, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 5, 2020

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Jan 30, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.

  5. Jan 30, 2020

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Riemer, Stuck, Stubbs, Anderson, L. Myers, Subeck, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Sargent, Vining and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Risser, Smith and Larson

  2. Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Feb 5, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 10, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Public hearing

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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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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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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