Housing
150 bills and resolutions. 34 became law, 3 were vetoed, and 62 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.
This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.
Latest activity
The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.
- SB 1027 Residents’ right to purchase and regulations regarding a mobile or manufactured home community, low-interest loans and tax incentives for owners of mobile or manufactured home communities, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Aug 18, 2026
- AB 450 Applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- AB 549 Manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related to manufactured home purchase contracts. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
- AB 182 Changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
Every bill on this subject
2025–26 session: 79
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 42: Local regulation of fowl.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Oct 31, 2025
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 106: Exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 9, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 213: Prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Dec 10, 2025
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 293: Sunset of the community-oriented policing-house grant program.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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- Mar 23, 2026 AB 356: Storage of a firearm in a residence if child is present and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 365: Local and private regulation of accessory dwelling units. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Jan 8, 2026
- Apr 2, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 449: Local regulation of accessory dwelling units. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- May 13, 2026 AB 450: Applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 451: Residential tax incremental districts. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- Apr 2, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 455: A condominium conversion reimbursement grant program. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- Dec 10, 2025
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 473: Postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 671: A study of redundancies in legal requirements for new housing construction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 765: Bonding for lead service line replacement and granting bonding authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 7, 2026 AB 916: A home repair program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 976: Changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 1050: Local regulation of the short-term rental of residential dwellings.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 30, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 AB 1108: Broadband line extension grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 44: Local regulation of fowl.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 77: Entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 9, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 175: Local building permit fees for certain improvements of residences of disabled veterans. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 178: Changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 180: Modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 208: Prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 247: Local and private regulation of accessory dwelling units. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Aug 11, 2025
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 286: Workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 368: Storage of a firearm in a residence if child is present and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 426: Registration of trailers used for transporting manufactured housing units. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 427: Requirements for the rental of mobile and manufactured homes. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 472: Required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 473: Local regulation of accessory dwelling units. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 475: Applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 478: Changes regarding the laws governing real estate practice. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 9, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 481: A condominium conversion reimbursement grant program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 9, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 663: A study of redundancies in legal requirements for new housing construction. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 769: Bonding for lead service line replacement and granting bonding authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 942: Changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Aug 18, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 1062: Broadband line extension grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 1080: Local regulation of the short-term rental of residential dwellings.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 7, 2026
- Apr 7, 2026 SB 1179: A home repair program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
2011–12 session: 28
- Aug 2, 2012
- Nov 14, 2011
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 238: The sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 244: Restricting eligibility for the homestead tax credit.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 328: Nonjudicial foreclosure of time-share estates and licenses.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 414: Foreclosure on abandoned properties.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 560: Information related to condominiums that must be furnished with real estate condition reports.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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- Mar 23, 2012 AB 561: Miscellaneous landlord-tenant provisions and prohibiting a local government from imposing a moratorium on eviction actions.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 654: Contracting with residential contractors.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Apr 3, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 83: Various changes to the eminent domain laws.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 175: Restricting eligibility for the homestead tax credit.
Stopped in committee.
- Dec 12, 2011
- Nov 22, 2011
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 307: Foreclosure on abandoned properties.
Became law.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Apr 5, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 555: Law enforcement officers who are on duty, off-duty law enforcement officers, and former law enforcement officers and going armed with firearms.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 576: Battery requirements for smoke detectors.
Stopped in committee.
2009–10 session: 43
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 6: A tort action for intentional misrepresentation in a residential real estate transaction.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- May 26, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 18, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 299: Products containing mercury and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Feb 22, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 396: An exemption from recording for time-share licenses.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010
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- Apr 28, 2010 AB 469: The parking of vehicles on highways.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 490: Receivership for abatement of residential nuisances.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 523: The sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 607: Requiring carbon monoxide detectors in buildings containing one or two dwelling units.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 647: Miscellaneous modifications to the condominium laws.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 672: Foreclosure and sale of residential property.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 817: Employer-assisted housing.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 846: Allowing required condominium disclosures to be made electronically.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 AJR 8: Taxation of principal homesteads of individuals (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 AJR 24: Providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 13, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 81: Authorizing a city or village to extend the life of a tax incremental district for one year to benefit housing in the city or village.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Oct 9, 2009
- Feb 22, 2010
- May 17, 2010
- May 17, 2010
- Apr 26, 2010
- Feb 22, 2010
- Mar 15, 2010
- May 20, 2010
- Feb 9, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 534: Employer-assisted housing.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- May 17, 2010
- May 26, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 701: The foreclosure and sale of residential property.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010
Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject