Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: repealing the prohibition against local governments enacting or enforcing an eviction moratorium on a landlord. (FE)
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no city, village, town, or county may enact or enforce an ordinance that imposes a moratorium on a landlord from pursuing an eviction action against a tenant of the landlord’s residential or commercial property.
This bill repeals that provision.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D)
Registered lobbying interests · 1
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
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Drake, Carpenter and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Haywood, Hong, Clancy, Arney, Bare, Goodwin, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Roe, Taylor, Tenorio, Sinicki, Snodgrass and Stubbs
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received