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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 880

Nuisance actions against racing facilities

Topics: Nuisance, Racing

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 8, 2026. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 16, 2026

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2026

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 17, 2026

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Apr 8, 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 872. 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.

Current law, provides that any person, county, city, village, or town may commence an action to abate a public nuisance to the extent necessary to protect the complainant’s rights and to obtain an injunction to prevent injuries to the complainant. However, current law provides a number of restrictions to commencing such an action. For example, an agricultural use or practice may not be found to be a nuisance if, generally, the use or practice is conducted on land that has been used without substantial interruption as agricultural land and the agricultural use or practice does not present a substantial threat to public health or safety.

Under this bill, no racing facility may be found to be a public nuisance if all of the following apply:

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1. The action alleging that the racing facility is a public nuisance is commenced by a person that owns real property that is within a five-mile radius of the perimeter of the racing facility.

2. The racing facility was constructed before the person commencing the nuisance action purchased, or made improvements to, the real property described above.

The bill defines “racing facility” as a racetrack, regardless of whether the racetrack is permanent or seasonal, and includes any spectator areas, garages, and associated grounds, buildings, or appurtenances used to conduct competitive motorsports races.

The bill also prohibits a political subdivision from regulating the operation of a racing facility in a manner that is inconsistent with the other provisions under the bill. Under current law, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 8 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (3)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Local Government vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 2 · 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 Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 2 · 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 Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 5, 2026

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 13, 2026

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Apr 8, 2026

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 17, 2026

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 5, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  6. Feb 27, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  7. Feb 23, 2026

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Feb 5, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 5, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 2.

  12. Jan 27, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Jan 21, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Jan 16, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

  15. Jan 16, 2026

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Brill, Kreibich, Duchow and Kurtz; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Cabral-Guevara

  2. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  6. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2

  8. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2

  9. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mursau

  11. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:41 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  12. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  15. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Feb 27, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  21. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  23. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  28. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-19-2026

  32. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  33. Apr 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026

  34. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

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

  35. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

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

Terms on this page

Veto override

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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

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

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