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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 576

A property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE)

Topics: Administration, Department of: Budget and fiscal issues, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Property tax: Exemption, Recreation

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 27, 2026. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 24, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 99 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 117

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 27, 2026: “Published 3-28-2026”

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 584. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates a property tax exemption for prefabricated structures originally designed to be towed by a motor vehicle and used primarily as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal purposes, including accessory decks, sheds, and porches. To claim the exemption, the prefabricated structures must be located in a licensed campground on land that is not owned by the owner of the structures.

The bill also requires the Department of Administration to make aid payments to taxing jurisdictions to compensate them for the loss of property tax revenue due to the property tax exemption for prefabricated structures described above. Under current law, DOA makes payments to taxing jurisdictions to compensate them for the loss of property tax revenue due to the repeal of the personal property tax.

Read the full summary

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

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

13 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (13)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Senate vote

Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 12, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 13, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 13, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 3, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Feb 11, 2026

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 99 to 0 · Feb 18, 2026

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (99)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 27, 2026

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 27, 2026

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 117.

  3. Mar 26, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 18, 2026

    The Assembly passed it too, 99 to 0.

  5. Feb 16, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  6. Feb 12, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Feb 12, 2026

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Feb 11, 2026

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  9. Feb 3, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  10. Jan 29, 2026

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  11. Jan 13, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  12. Jan 13, 2026

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  13. Jan 12, 2026

    “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  14. Jan 8, 2026

    “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested” (the official wording)

  15. Dec 9, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Nov 12, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Oct 24, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  18. Oct 24, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Bradley and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Tucker, Behnke, Dittrich, Doyle, Kaufert, Knodl, Kurtz, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Wichgers and Swearingen

  2. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 4, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara

  5. Dec 9, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 8, 2026 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  7. Jan 12, 2026 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Jan 29, 2026 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  13. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  14. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  15. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  21. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  25. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:21 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13

  26. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  27. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 99, Noes 0

  30. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Feb 19, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  32. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  33. Mar 26, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

  34. Mar 27, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 117

  35. Mar 27, 2026 · Senate

    Published 3-28-2026

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary