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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 208

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Relating to: prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)

Corporation Housing Real property Real property — Agent or appraiser

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

This bill prohibits a hedge fund from acquiring a single-family home in this state. The bill provides that an ownership interest in a single-family home acquired or owned by a hedge fund in violation of the bill is forfeited to the state and that the attorney general is responsible for enforcement.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)

30 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Phelps (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roys (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

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. Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Wall, Larson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Hesselbein, Smith, Wirch and L. Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Palmeri, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Brown, Joers, Sheehan, Stroud, Hong, Tenorio, Stubbs, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Bare, Anderson, Moore Omokunde, Behnke, Madison, Sinicki, Mayadev, Emerson, Johnson and Miresse

  2. Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

  3. Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor

  4. Jun 6, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 4, 2025 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Roys added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1