WI SB206 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-1)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to amend 704.44 (intro.), 704.44 (1m) (intro.), 704.44 (9) and 704.44 (10); to create 421.103 (5) and 704.445 of the statutes; Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

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Title

Voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-23SenateFailed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-18SenateLaid on table
2026-02-17SenatePlaced on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-17SenateFiscal estimate received
2026-02-17SenateFiscal estimate received
2026-02-16SenateSenate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen
2026-02-12SenateAvailable for scheduling
2026-02-12SenateReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1
2026-02-12SenateReport adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1
2026-02-12SenateExecutive action taken
2026-02-03SenateSenate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen
2025-10-02SenatePublic hearing held
2025-04-22SenateRepresentative Wichgers added as a cosponsor
2025-04-17SenateRepresentatives Behnke and Snyder added as cosponsors
2025-04-16SenateRead first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
2025-04-16SenateIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

AB202 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-13 - Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Wisconsin State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb206
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB206.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB206-SSA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB206-SSA1-SA1.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/insurance_housing_rural_issues_and_forestry/1972578.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB206.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb206/sb206_lfb_s.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb206/sb206_datcp.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985011.pdf

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