Wisconsin Senate Bill 545

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
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]

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)

Sen. Eric Wimberger [R]	Sen. Steve Nass [R]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-18	Senate	Laid on table
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
2026-02-17	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-12	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-02-12	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-12	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-12	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-01-26	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
2026-01-22	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-13	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-10-31	Senate	Representative Armstrong added as a cosponsor
2025-10-17	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
2025-10-17	Senate	Introduced

AB549 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-13 - Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb545
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB545.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB545-SA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB545-SSA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb545/sb545_dsps.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/insurance_housing_rural_issues_and_forestry/1972583.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB545.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985016.pdf