Senate Bill 1048
Modifications to the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations that sell property to low-income persons. (FE)
Topics: Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Organization, Miscellaneous, Poor, Property tax: Exemption
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. 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 24, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue. The committee's chair at the time was Patrick Testin. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 1113. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law provides an exemption from property taxes for real property held by a nonprofit organization if the property is held for rehabilitating an existing structure or constructing a new structure and for subsequent sale at no interest to low-income persons who participate in the property’s rehabilitation or construction. This bill modifies this property tax exemption as follows:
1. The bill eliminates the requirement that such nonprofit organizations require prospective low-income buyers to participate in the rehabilitation or construction of the real property for it to be exempt.
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2. The bill provides that property is exempt if the nonprofit organization offers no-interest loans to lower income households to purchase the property or, if the nonprofit organization charges interest when selling the property, the nonprofit organization is restricted to transferring property to persons having an income that is less than 120 percent of the area median income as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
3. The bill specifies that property held for redevelopment qualifies for the property tax exemption.
4. The bill specifies that the nonprofit organization holding the property must be a 501 (c) (3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code.
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
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Andrew Hysell · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 4, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 24, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
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Feb 24, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wall and Dassler-Alfheim; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Hysell, Joers, Stubbs, Snodgrass, Johnson, Udell, Roe, Miresse and Brown
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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