Assembly Bill 1139
Disposition of property left behind by a tenant and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Landlord and tenant, Personal property, Small claims court
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 13, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate 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, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate. The committee's chair at the time was Rob Brooks. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if a tenant vacates a rented premises, the landlord may presume that any personal property left behind has been abandoned and may dispose of it, unless there is a written agreement between the landlord and tenant to the contrary. This bill provides that a landlord may not presume that personal property has been abandoned if there is any indication from the tenant that the property is not abandoned. Under the bill, if the tenant has given any indication that the personal property is not abandoned, the landlord must comply with the 2009 version of the statutes, which require the landlord to either store the property or give the tenant 30 days’ notice before disposing of the property.
The bill also prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant more than a reasonable rate for removing, disposing of, selling, or storing the tenant’s personal property after the tenant removes from the premises. The bill requires this reasonable rate to be set by rule by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 13, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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Mar 13, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Anderson, Stubbs, Sinicki and Moore Omokunde; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Ratcliff and Carpenter
- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
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
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