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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 643

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Relating to: an audit of fire sprinkler systems in certain residential buildings and making an appropriation. (FE)

Fire Housing Landlord and tenant Safety and professional services department of

  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 the Department of Safety and Professional Services to perform an audit to determine whether automatic fire sprinklers are installed on specified residential buildings. Under the bill, a “specified residential building” is an apartment building, rowhouse, town house, or condominium that consists of eight or more dwelling units and that has a dwelling unit located two or more stories above grade plane in height. The bill requires DSPS to submit a report on the audit to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by September 30, 2026. The bill also authorizes two project positions for performing the audit.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D) , Wall (D)

20 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Madison (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Vining (D) , Wirch (D)

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. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Drake, Carpenter, Larson, Smith and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Arney, Andraca, Clancy, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Madison, Neubauer, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Vining

  2. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 5, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1