Skip to content

Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 213

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)

Corporation Housing Real property Real property — Agent or appraiser

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a hedge fund from acquiring a single-family home in this state. The bill provides that an ownership interest in a single-family home acquired or owned by a hedge fund in violation of the bill is forfeited to the state and that the attorney general is responsible for enforcement.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D)

16 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Phelps (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Haywood, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Palmeri, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Brown, Joers, Sheehan, Stroud, Hong, Tenorio, Stubbs, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Bare, Anderson, Moore Omokunde, Behnke, Madison, Sinicki, Mayadev, Emerson, Johnson and Miresse; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Larson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Hesselbein, Smith, Wirch and L. Johnson

  2. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Apr 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Phelps added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Wall added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1