Wisconsin House Bill 445

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-5)
Status: Passed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Published 4-9-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 59.43 (1c) (j), 59.43 (1c) (L) to (s), 59.43 (1c) (v), 59.43 (2) (a), 59.43 (2) (ag) 2., 59.43 (2) (ar), 59.43 (2) (d) and (e), 59.43 (2) (k), 59.43 (2m) (a) 2., 59.43 (2m) (a) 4. a. to c., 59.43 (2m) (b) (intro.), 59.43 (2m) (d), 59.43 (4) (b), 59.43 (5) (title), 59.43 (5) (b) 4., 59.43 (9) (b) and (c), 59.43 (11), 59.43 (12) (d), 84.095 (1) (f) and 236.25 (5); to renumber 59.43 (2m) (b) 1., 59.43 (2m) (b) 2., 59.43 (2m) (b) 5., 59.43 (2m) (b) 6., 59.43 (2m) (b) 7., 59.43 (5) (b) 1. and 84.095 (1) (a); to renumber and amend 59.43 (2) (ag) 1., 59.43 (2) (c), 59.43 (2) (j), 59.43 (2m) (a) 4. (intro.), 59.43 (2m) (b) 3., 59.43 (2m) (b) 4., 59.43 (2m) (e), 59.43 (4) (a), 59.43 (4) (c), 59.43 (4) (d), 59.43 (5) (b) 3., 59.43 (6), 59.43 (9) (a) and 59.43 (9) (d); to consolidate, renumber and amend 59.43 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.); to amend 54.19 (8), 59.43 (1c) (intro.), 59.43 (1c) (a), 59.43 (1c) (c), 59.43 (1c) (d), 59.43 (1c) (e), 59.43 (1c) (f), 59.43 (1c) (h), 59.43 (1c) (i), 59.43 (1c) (k), 59.43 (1c) (t), 59.43 (1c) (u), 59.43 (1g), 59.43 (1m) (title), 59.43 (1m) (a), 59.43 (1m) (b), 59.43 (1m) (c), 59.43 (1m) (cm), 59.43 (2) (b), 59.43 (2) (h), 59.43 (2m) (title), 59.43 (2m) (a) (intro.), 59.43 (2m) (a) 1., 59.43 (2m) (a) 3., 59.43 (2m) (c), 59.43 (8), 59.43 (12) (title), 59.43 (12m) (a) (intro.), 59.43 (12m) (a) 1., 59.43 (12m) (a) 2., 59.43 (12m) (a) 3., 59.72 (5) (a), 59.72 (5) (b) (intro.), 59.72 (6), 66.1025 (2) (b), 69.07 (3), 77.02 (3) (b), 77.91 (5), 84.095 (1) (c), 84.095 (2) (title), 84.095 (2) (a), 84.095 (2) (b) 1., 84.095 (2) (b) 2., 84.095 (3) (a), 84.095 (3) (b), 84.095 (4) (a) (intro.), 84.095 (5), 84.095 (6) (a), 84.095 (7) (a), 84.095 (8) (a), 84.095 (8) (b), 84.095 (9), 132.04 (3), 185.82 (1) (c), 187.09, 226.14 (1) (b), 236.25 (2) (a), 236.25 (4), 236.34 (2) (a), 236.45 (2) (am) (intro.), 703.065 (2), 703.163 (11), 706.05 (1), 706.05 (2) (intro.), 706.05 (2) (c), 706.05 (2m) (a), 706.05 (5), 706.05 (6), 706.05 (7), 706.057 (4), 706.08 (2), 706.08 (4) (b), 706.08 (5), 706.08 (7), 710.25 (3), 710.25 (4), 710.25 (5) (a) (intro.), 710.25 (5) (a) 3., 710.25 (5) (a) 4., 710.25 (5) (b), 766.56 (2) (a), 766.58 (11), 766.59 (2) (c), 766.59 (4), 779.97 (1) (b), 779.97 (2) (title), 779.97 (2) (a), 779.97 (2) (b), 779.97 (2) (c) (intro.), 779.97 (2) (c) 4., 779.97 (3), 779.97 (4) (title), 779.97 (4) (a) (intro.), 779.97 (4) (a) 2., 779.97 (4) (c) 1., 779.97 (4) (c) 2., 779.97 (4) (e), 779.97 (8), 786.36 (2), 840.10 (1) (a), 841.10 (1), 842.14 (5), 867.045 (1) (j), 867.046 (2) (i), 893.305 (3) (a) and 946.82 (4); to repeal and recreate 59.43 (1b), 59.43 (1c) (g), 59.43 (2) (title), 59.43 (2m) (a) 5., 59.43 (3) (title) and 59.43 (9) (title); to create 59.43 (1c) (jm), 59.43 (2g) (title), 59.43 (2m) (a) 4m., 59.43 (2m) (a) 10., 59.43 (2m) (a) 11., 59.43 (2m) (a) 12., 59.43 (2m) (bm), 59.43 (2s), 59.43 (10) (title), 59.43 (13), 59.43 (14), 84.095 (1) (ae), 939.32 (1) (em), 946.77 and 971.368 of the statutes; Relating to: registers of deeds, transportation project plats, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Registers of deeds, transportation project plats, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Rep. Scott Krug [R]	Rep. Dean Kaufert [R]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]
Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]
Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Rep. Paul Tittl [R]
Rep. Nancy VanderMeer [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]	Rep. Karen Kirsch [D]	Rep. Joan Fitzgerald [D]
Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Sen. Jesse James [R]	Sen. Steve Nass [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-09	House	Published 4-9-2026
2026-04-09	House	Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 234
2026-04-02	House	Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-27	House	Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2026
2026-03-27	House	LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
2026-03-18	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-17	Senate	Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2026-03-17	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in
2026-03-17	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2026-03-17	Senate	Read a second time
2026-03-16	Senate	Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-16	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-02	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-03-02	Senate	Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-03-02	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-02-20	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
2026-02-19	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-02-18	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18	House	Read a third time and passed
2026-02-18	House	Rules suspended
2026-02-18	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-18	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-18	House	Read a second time
2026-02-18	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
2026-02-17	House	Made a special order of business at 1:18 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
2026-02-12	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-12	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2026-02-12	House	Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2026-02-11	House	Executive action taken
2026-02-04	House	Public hearing held
2026-01-26	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
2025-10-31	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-06	House	Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-09-22	House	Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
2025-09-19	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
2025-09-19	House	Introduced

SB449 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab445
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB445.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB445.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/234.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB445-ASA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB445-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab445/ab445_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab445/ab445_dot.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/local_government/1972446.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB445.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/transportation_and_local_government/1976896.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20234.pdf