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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 690

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Relating to: condemnation authority for recreational trails. (FE)

Bicycle Eminent domain Recreation Street Summons

  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 allows certain entities, such as a county board, village board, or the Department of Transportation, to use the power of condemnation to acquire land or interests in land for the purpose of establishing or extending recreational trails, bicycle ways or lanes, or pedestrian ways. Current law prohibits the exercise of condemnation power to acquire land or interests in land for those purposes.

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) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D)

24 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (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. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Wall and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Joers, Anderson, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Madison, McCarville, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Prado, Tenorio, Moore Omokunde and Miresse

  2. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Dec 18, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  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