Assembly Bill 82
Exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee. (FE)
Topics: Family, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Real estate transfer fee
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 28, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 24, 2026: “Representative Doyle added as a coauthor”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 84. That version became law.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
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. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Penterman and Stubbs
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 1 · May 19, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 12, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 28, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 24, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 7, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 28, 2025
“Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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May 27, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 22, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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May 19, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 19, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 1.
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May 8, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2025 to May 7, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 17, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 28, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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Feb 28, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- 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
Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 12, Noes 1
- May 19, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
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. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote