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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 140

Limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE)

Topics: Data processing, Dodge County, Ozaukee County, Property tax

Became law

The governor signed it on Jul 8, 2025. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 17, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed May 13, 2025

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 29 to 3

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 16

Latest entry in the official record, Jul 8, 2025: “Published 7-9-2025”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 122. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

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

Under current law, the equalized value of taxable property of a new or amended tax incremental district (TID) plus the value increment of all existing TIDs in a city or village may not exceed 12 percent of the total equalized value of taxable property in the city or village. Under this bill, the 12 percent rule does not apply to TID Number 5 created by the city of Port Washington.

Who's behind it

4 representatives are its ⁠. All 4 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 6 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 7 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · May 7, 2025

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · May 7, 2025

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · May 7, 2025

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 91 to 6 · May 13, 2025 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (91)

Didn't vote (2)

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

Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Jun 3, 2025

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Jun 17, 2025

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 29 to 3 · Jun 18, 2025 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

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

What happened

  1. Jul 8, 2025

    The new law was published.

  2. Jul 8, 2025

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 16.

  3. Jul 2, 2025

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jun 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it too, 29 to 3.

  5. Jun 17, 2025

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Jun 3, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  7. May 14, 2025

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

  8. May 13, 2025

    The Senate received it.

  9. May 13, 2025

    The Assembly passed it, 91 to 6.

  10. May 13, 2025

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. May 7, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. May 7, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  13. Apr 15, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Mar 31, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Mar 17, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  16. Mar 17, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Melotik, Armstrong and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Habush Sinykin

  2. Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Mar 31, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Brooks and Born

  6. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

  7. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  10. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  11. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. May 9, 2025 · Assembly

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

  13. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 91, Noes 6

  19. May 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. May 13, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. May 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  22. Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  24. Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  30. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 3

  31. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Jun 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-23-2025

  34. Jun 23, 2025 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  35. Jul 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2025 by directive of the Speaker

  36. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 16

  37. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Published 7-9-2025

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary