Senate Bill 84
Exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee. (FE)
Topics: Family, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Real estate transfer fee
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 3, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 26, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed May 15, 2025
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 7, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 38
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 25, 2026: “Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 82. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill exempts conveyances of real estate interests between grandparent and grandchild for nominal consideration from the real estate transfer fee. Subject to various exemptions, current law generally requires a person who conveys an interest in real estate to file a real estate transfer return with the county register of deeds and pay a real estate transfer fee equal to 30 cents for each $100 of the value of the conveyance.
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.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Penterman and Stubbs
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · May 9, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 28, 2025
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
What happened
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Mar 25, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 3, 2025
The new law was published.
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Nov 3, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 38.
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Oct 30, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 7, 2025
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 7, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 28, 2025
“Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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May 27, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 22, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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May 22, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 15, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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May 15, 2025
The Senate passed it.
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May 15, 2025
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)
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May 15, 2025
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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May 15, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 9, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 30, 2025 to May 6, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 17, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 10, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 26, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
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Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Marklein and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Nedweski, Tusler and Sinicki
- Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
- Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Apr 17, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Representative Moses added as a cosponsor
- May 9, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 9, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- May 9, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 15, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- May 22, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- May 22, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- May 27, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
- Oct 6, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 7, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Oct 9, 2025 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Oct 30, 2025 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025
- Nov 3, 2025 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 38
- Nov 3, 2025 · Senate
Published 11-1-2025
- Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote