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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 694

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: condemnation authority for recreational trails. (FE)

Bicycle Eminent domain Recreation Street Summons

  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 allows certain entities, such as a county board, village board, or the Department of Transportation, to use the power of condemnation to acquire land or interests in land for the purpose of establishing or extending recreational trails, bicycle ways or lanes, or pedestrian ways. Current law prohibits the exercise of condemnation power to acquire land or interests in land for those purposes.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

11 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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. Nov 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Joers, Anderson, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Madison, McCarville, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Prado, Tenorio, Moore Omokunde and Miresse; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Wall and Carpenter

  2. Nov 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

  3. Dec 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1