Assembly Bill 1143
Utility charges related to residential rental agreements
Topics: Cooperative associations, Landlord and tenant, Public utility
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 Energy and Utilities. The committee's chair at the time was David Steffen. 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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires a landlord to disclose to a prospective tenant whether a residential rental agreement includes utility service charges and explain the structure by which the prospective tenant would be expected to pay for any utility service charged to the tenant, before entering into the rental agreement or accepting any money from the prospective tenant. A “utility service” is defined as the furnishing of electricity, water, gas, or sewer service. The bill also requires that if a residential rental agreement is for premises that are not separately metered from common areas or other premises in a building and the rental agreement does not include all utility services charges in the rent, the landlord must disclose in the rental agreement how charges for utilities will be allocated. A landlord may allocate a utility service charge among tenants by the number of individuals residing in a building, but may not allocate a charge among tenants by the number of dwelling units or premises in a building. A landlord that violates these provisions may not charge a tenant for any utility service during the period of the residential rental agreement.
Additionally, the bill requires that if a landlord charges a residential tenant for a utility service in an amount that is subject to variation during different periods of the rental agreement a tenant may, at any time during the tenancy, request a landlord to provide a written and detailed accounting of how the landlord calculated the amount charged. The landlord must respond to the tenant’s request within 14 calendar days and, if the landlord fails to do so, the tenant may withhold future utility service payments until the landlord complies. The bill also requires all residential rental agreements to provide notice that a tenant may request such information.
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The bill also requires that, if a residential rental agreement does not include all utility services charges in the rent and the landlord allocates a charge for a utility service among the tenants, the landlord must ensure that the tenant has the opportunity to pay the charge for the utility service in the same transaction in which the tenant makes the tenant’s rent payment. The bill also prohibits the landlord and any of its affiliates from charging a separate fee for the processing of the utility service payment.
Under the bill, a cooperative or public utility that furnishes electricity, water, gas, or sewer service at retail to a multiple-unit residential property must provide to a tenant of that property, upon request, a copy of the charges for the property. The bill allows a cooperative or public utility to require proof of an active rental agreement in order for a tenant to receive this information.
Who's behind it
Lori Palmeri, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 13, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Mar 13, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Palmeri
- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- 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
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