Senate Bill 874
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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 28, 2020
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Utilities and Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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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.
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
4 senators are its . All 4 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Housing.
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Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 28, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Risser, Smith and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Riemer, Stuck, Stubbs, Anderson, L. Myers, Subeck, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Sargent, Vining and Spreitzer
- Feb 28, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing
- Mar 10, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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