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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 137

Maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that may be included in tax incremental financing districts created in the village of DeForest. (FE)

Topics: Dane County, Property tax

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on May 13, 2025, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 13, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 93 to 4

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 133. That version died when the session ended.

Who's behind it

11 representatives are its ⁠. 6 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Apr 15, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 93 to 4 · May 13, 2025 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (93)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 14, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.

  3. May 13, 2025

    The Senate received it.

  4. May 13, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. May 13, 2025

    The Assembly passed it, 93 to 4.

  6. Apr 21, 2025 to May 12, 2025

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  7. Apr 15, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Apr 15, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  9. Mar 19, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Mar 18, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Mar 17, 2025

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  12. Mar 13, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

  13. Mar 13, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Wittke, McCarville, Arney, Donovan, Joers, Penterman, Roe, Spiros and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Keyeski and Tomczyk

  2. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Representatives Tranel and Subeck added as coauthors

  4. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  10. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  11. May 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  12. May 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  13. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 4

  17. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  18. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. May 13, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. May 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  21. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote