Assembly Bill 737
Financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district
Topics: Municipality: Planning, Property tax: Assessment, Real property
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 27, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 3, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 17, 2026
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 1
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 120
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 27, 2026: “Published 3-28-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 735. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a municipality may create a neighborhood improvement district (NID) upon being petitioned to do so by an owner of real property that is located in the proposed NID. In general, an NID is an area within a municipality consisting of parcels that are near to one another, but not necessarily contiguous, at least some of which are used for residential purposes and subject to general real estate taxes. An NID is governed by a board, whose members are elected. A municipality may adopt an initial operating plan for the NID, and the board may annually make changes to the operating plan, subject to the approval of the municipality’s governing body. Under current law, the creating municipality may impose special assessments on the property in an NID, and may appropriate other money to the NID. These funds must be placed in a segregated account and must be spent on implementing the NID’s operating plan. Generally, the NID board determine how funds are spent.
This bill allows a municipality to create an NID that also has the authority to approve a special charge against properties within the NID. The NID may be created only upon petition by all owners of real property subject to general real estate taxes in the proposed NID. In this type of NID, upon request by the NID, the municipality may impose a special charge on properties within the NID with all proceeds of the special charge to be used to fund infrastructure related to residential development within the NID. Special charges imposed under this authority may be collected in installments and may be included on property tax bills.
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Under current law, with certain exceptions, an owner selling residential real property or vacant land must give a prospective buyer a form, known as a real estate condition report for residential real property and known as the vacant land disclosure report for vacant land (real estate condition report), on which the owner discloses certain conditions of, and other information about, the real property of which the owner is aware. Currently, as part of the real estate condition report, an owner must disclose whether the owner is aware of pending special assessments. Under the bill, the owner must also disclose whether the owner is aware of any NID special charges.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
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 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote on an amendment
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 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. 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
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 64 to 35 · Feb 17, 2026
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (64)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D, 90)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Ben Franklin (R, 88)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Brent Jacobson (R, 87)
- Brienne Brown (D, 43)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Duke Tucker (R, 75)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Piwowarczyk (R, 98)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Karen Kirsch (D, 7)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lindee Brill (R, 27)
- Margaret Arney (D, 18)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Randy Udell (D, 47)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Kreibich (R, 28)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (35)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Andrew Hysell (D, 48)
- Angela Stroud (D, 73)
- Angelina Cruz (D, 62)
- Angelito Tenorio (D, 14)
- Ann Roe (D, 44)
- Ben DeSmidt (D, 65)
- Christian Phelps (D, 93)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Joan Fitzgerald (D, 46)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joe Sheehan (D, 26)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen DeSanto (D, 40)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Maureen McCarville (D, 42)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Priscilla Prado (D, 9)
- Renuka Mayadev (D, 77)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Russell Goodwin (D, 12)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- Ryan Spaude (D, 89)
- Sequanna Taylor (D, 11)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Tara Johnson (D, 96)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Vinnie Miresse (D, 71)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. 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 to pass it
Passed, 32 to 1 · Feb 18, 2026
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 27, 2026
The new law was published.
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Mar 27, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 120.
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Mar 26, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 18, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Senate passed it too, 32 to 1.
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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)
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Feb 18, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Senate received it.
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Feb 17, 2026
The Assembly passed it, 64 to 35.
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Feb 17, 2026
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 5, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 5, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.
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Jan 21, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 3, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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Dec 3, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Kitchens, Moses, Mursau and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senator Felzkowski
- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong
- Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 35
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended and taken up
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 23, 2026 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- Feb 23, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026
- Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
- Mar 27, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 120
- Mar 27, 2026 · Assembly
Published 3-28-2026
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote