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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 986

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Relating to: levy increase limits in political subdivisions with qualifying infill housing development. (FE)

Housing Municipality — Taxation Property tax

  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

Generally, under current law, local levy limits are applied to the property tax levies that are imposed by political subdivisions. A political subdivision may not increase its levy by a percentage that exceeds its “valuation factor,” which is the greater of 0 percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision’s equalized value due to new construction, less improvements removed (net new construction).

This bill changes the net new construction component of the valuation factor by adding valuation increases due to qualified infill construction but omitting any removals of improvements due to such infill construction in the net new construction calculation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Arney (D) , Emerson (D) , Goodwin (D) , Johnson (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D)

6 cosponsors

Dassler-Alfheim (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (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. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Arney, Emerson, Goodwin, Johnson, Moore Omokunde, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Stroud and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer

  2. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1