Relating to: 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)

Published 4-3-2026

Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 173

Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)

Action ordered immediately messaged

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 and Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted)

Ordered immediately messaged

Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 28, Noes 5

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

Ordered to a third reading

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

Read a second time

Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Ratcliff, L. Johnson, Wall, Spreitzer, Drake, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Pfaff, Roys and Smith

Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

Available for scheduling

Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Executive action taken

Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

Fiscal estimate received

Public hearing held

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

Received from Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 39

Rules suspended

Ordered to a third reading

Assembly Amendment 5 adopted

Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Armstrong

Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 41

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

Read a second time

Referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 5

Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 1

Executive action taken

Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Armstrong

Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Armstrong

Public hearing held

Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Brooks

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Brooks, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Summerfield and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator Jagler