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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 549

Manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related to manufactured home purchase contracts. (FE)

Topics: Administrative rules: Revisions, Housing, Safety and Professional Services, Department of, Sales

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 27, 2026. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 15, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 17, 2026

  4. Senate vote, passed

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Mar 27, 2026.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2026: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 545. That version died when the session ended.

What it would have done

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

This bill makes a number of changes to the regulation of manufactured home sales by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Under current law, an application for a certificate of title for a manufactured home must include certain information, including the name and address of the owner and a description of the manufactured home. Under the bill, the application must also include the county in which the manufactured home is situated or intended to be situated. In addition, the bill allows an application, and the accompanying fee, to be submitted to DSPS in an automated format prescribed by DSPS. Under current law, an application for a certificate of title must be delivered directly or mailed to DSPS.

Current law requires DSPS to maintain a record of all applications and all certificates of title issued by DSPS. Under current law, the applications and certificates must be indexed according to title number; alphabetically, according to the name of the owner; and in any other manner determined by DSPS. The bill requires DSPS to make the records publicly available and to additionally index the records by the county in which the manufactured home is situated or intended to be situated. In addition, the bill requires DSPS to maintain and make available to the public a record of each manufactured home community in the state. Each such record must include the name of the manufactured home community, the name and contact information of the owner of the manufactured home community, and the physical address of the manufactured home community.

Read the full summary

Under current law, a certificate of title for a manufactured home issued by DSPS must contain the name and address of the owner; the names of any secured parties in the order of priority; the title number assigned to the manufactured home; a description of the manufactured home, including make, model, and identification number; and any other pertinent data, as determined by DSPS. Under the bill, the certificate of title must also contain the address where the manufactured home is situated or intended to be situated. In addition, the description of the manufactured home must include the year of manufacture.

Under current law, no person may engage in the business of selling manufactured homes in this state without first obtaining a license from DSPS. Under the bill, this prohibition is expanded to marketing or listing manufactured homes in this state without first obtaining a license from DSPS.

Finally, the bill requires a licensed seller of a manufactured home to use a written purchase contract for each sale of a manufactured home and provide an exact copy of the purchase contract to the purchaser at the time the purchaser signs the offer to purchase the manufactured home. An exact copy must be provided again after the seller accepts the offer if the offer is accepted at a different time than offered by the purchaser. The bill also provides that, unless otherwise specified in the purchase contract, a purchaser’s offer to purchase a manufactured home is automatically terminated if the seller fails to accept or reject the offer by the close of the business day after the purchaser submits the offer. Under the bill, if a purchaser provides a seller with notice that the purchaser is canceling a purchase contract for a manufactured home, the seller must, no later than the close of the business day after the seller receives the notice, return any title for a trade-in unit provided by the purchaser.

Who's behind it

8 representatives are its ⁠. All 8 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (3)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 5 · Feb 5, 2026

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 4 · Feb 5, 2026

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 Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 18, 2026

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

Passed, 18 to 15 · Feb 18, 2026

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 13, 2026

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Mar 27, 2026

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Mar 26, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 18, 2026

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 18, 2026

    “Read a third time” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 18, 2026

    “Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken” (the official wording)

  7. Feb 18, 2026

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

  8. Feb 18, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  9. Feb 18, 2026

    The Senate received it.

  10. Feb 17, 2026

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Feb 17, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Feb 5, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Feb 5, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.

  14. Jan 22, 2026

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Jan 21, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Oct 31, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  17. Oct 15, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.

  18. Oct 15, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Behnke, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Nass

  2. Oct 15, 2025 · Assembly

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

  3. Oct 31, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Behnke

  7. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  9. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  10. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  12. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

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

  21. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

  23. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  24. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  26. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  27. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time

  30. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Concurred in

  31. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Feb 24, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-24-2026

  34. Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

  35. Mar 27, 2026 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026

  36. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  37. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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Cost estimate

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Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

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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

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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

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