Wisconsin House Bill 549

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Vetoed on March 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-13 - Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 101.91 (4), 101.9203 (3), 101.921 (1) (c), 101.9211 (4) (b) 3. and 4., 101.9216 (3) and (4) and 101.9221 (4); to amend 101.91 (1j), 101.91 (3) (intro.), 101.91 (9), 101.9203 (1), 101.9203 (2), 101.9205 (2) (intro.), 101.9206 (1) (d), 101.9209 (3), 101.9209 (5) (c), 101.921 (1) (a), 101.921 (1) (b), 101.9212 (title), 101.9217 (2) (a), 101.9221 (3), 101.951 (1) and 101.952 (1); to create 101.9204 (1) (h), 101.9205 (2) (bm), 101.9206 (1) (f), 101.9212 (4), 101.935 (2n) and 101.9525 of the statutes; Relating to: 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)

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)

Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. David Steffen [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]
Sen. Eric Wimberger [R]	Sen. Steve Nass [R]

2026-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-13	House	Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2026-05-12	House	Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-03-27	House	Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026
2026-03-26	House	Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
2026-02-24	House	Report correctly enrolled on 2-24-2026
2026-02-18	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2026-02-18	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18	Senate	Concurred in
2026-02-18	Senate	Read a third time
2026-02-18	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-18	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-18	Senate	Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-18	Senate	Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-02-18	Senate	Read a second time
2026-02-18	Senate	Rules suspended and taken up
2026-02-18	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch
2026-02-18	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-18	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-18	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2026-02-18	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-02-17	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-17	House	Read a third time and passed
2026-02-17	House	Rules suspended
2026-02-17	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-17	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-17	House	Read a second time
2026-02-13	House	Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
2026-02-05	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-05	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4
2026-02-05	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 10, Noes 5
2026-02-05	House	Executive action taken
2026-01-23	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Behnke
2026-01-22	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-21	House	Public hearing held
2025-10-31	House	Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor
2025-10-15	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
2025-10-15	House	Introduced

SB545 (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/ab549
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB549.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB549.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB549-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB549-SSA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/housing_and_real_estate/1966364.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab549/ab549_dsps.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB549.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0186