Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee. (FE)
Family Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Real estate transfer fee
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill exempts conveyances of real estate interests between grandparent and grandchild for nominal consideration from the real estate transfer fee. Subject to various exemptions, current law generally requires a person who conveys an interest in real estate to file a real estate transfer return with the county register of deeds and pay a real estate transfer fee equal to 30 cents for each $100 of the value of the conveyance.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Franklin (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Nedweski (R) , Sinicki (D) , Tusler (R)
11 cosponsors
Doyle (D) , Marklein (R) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moses (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Penterman and Stubbs , Tomczyk (R) , Wimberger (R)
Registered lobbying interests · 4
Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record
Votes
Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 12, Noes 1
Passed 12–1 May 19, 2025 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Passed 9–0 May 28, 2025 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Feb 28, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Nedweski, Tusler and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Marklein and Tomczyk
- Feb 28, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 24, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
- May 7, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Moses added as a coauthor
- May 8, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 15, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 19, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 19, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 12, Noes 1
- May 22, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)
- May 27, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
- Oct 6, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Mar 24, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor