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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 596

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: providing written notice of tax assessor entry upon property. (FE)

Municipality Municipality — Elections Property tax — Assessment Town Village

  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 requires a city, village, or town to provide written notice to a property owner at least seven days before a tax assessor enters upon the owner’s property to conduct a property tax assessment.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Wimberger (R)

10 cosponsors

B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Piwowarczyk (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Dittrich, Moses, Gundrum, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Murphy, Knodl and Behnke

  2. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 6, 2025 · Senate

    Representative B. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1