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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 641

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Relating to: allowing local governments to enact ordinances related to fire detection, prevention, or suppression in residential buildings.

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Fire Housing Ordinance Public building

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a city, village, town, or county to regulate fire detection, prevention, and suppression in a public building that contains a dwelling. Under current law, cities, villages, towns, and counties are generally prohibited from establishing minimum standards for constructing, altering, or adding to public buildings, subject to certain exceptions.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D)

22 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Goodwin (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Vining (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Larson and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Andraca, Sinicki, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Roe, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor and Vining

  2. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Tenorio added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 5, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1