Senate Bill 1095
The property tax deferral loan program administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin, Property tax, Senior citizen
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
Mar 4, 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 Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry. The committee's chair at the time was Romaine Quinn. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority operates a property tax deferral loan program, under which WHEDA makes loans to homeowners who are 65 years of age or older, or who are qualifying veterans of any age, for the purpose of helping homeowners pay property taxes and special assessments. Currently, a homeowner is eligible for a loan under the program if the homeowner earned $20,000 or less in income in the year prior to the year in which the property taxes or special assessments for which the loan is made are due. Currently, a loan may not exceed the lesser of $3,525 or the sum of the following: 1) property taxes for which the loan is sought; 2) special assessments on the property; and 3) interest and penalties on any delinquent property taxes or special assessments.
This bill changes the eligibility requirements for the program by providing that a homeowner is eligible for a loan if the homeowner earned 80 percent or less of the median family income of the county in which the property is located in the year prior to the year in which the property taxes or special assessments for which the loan is made are due. The bill also increases the maximum loan amount to $5,000 and requires WHEDA to index the amount for inflation. Finally, the bill allows WHEDA to spend up to 5 percent of the amount WHEDA allocates to the program on marketing for the program.
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Because this bill may increase or decrease, directly or indirectly, the cost of the development, construction, financing, purchasing, sale, ownership, or availability of housing in this state, the Department of Administration, as required by law, will prepare a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . All 7 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
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 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 4, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
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Mar 4, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roys, Pfaff, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Sinicki and Clancy
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor
- 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
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