Wisconsin Senate Bill 655

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber and amend 704.17 (1p) (a), 704.17 (2) (a) and 704.17 (3) (a); to amend 704.17 (3m) (b) 1., 710.15 (5r) and 799.40 (1m); and to create 704.155, 704.17 (1p) (a) 2., 704.17 (1p) (a) 3., 704.17 (2) (a) 2., 704.17 (2) (a) 3., 704.17 (3) (a) 1., 704.17 (3) (a) 2., 704.17 (3) (a) 3., 704.17 (6) and 799.40 (4) (c) and (d) of the statutes; Relating to: requiring landlords or tenants to apply for emergency rental assistance and participate in mediation prior to eviction and prohibiting certain rent increases.

Requiring landlords or tenants to apply for emergency rental assistance and participate in mediation prior to eviction and prohibiting certain rent increases.

Sen. Melissa Agard [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Rep. Francesca Hong [D]
Rep. Jimmy Anderson [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Rep. Darrin Madison [D]	Rep. Melissa Ratcliff [D]
Rep. Samba Baldeh [D]	Rep. Marisabel Cabrera [D]	Rep. Dora Drake [D]	Rep. Kristina Shelton [D]
Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]	Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]
Rep. Supreme Omokunde [D]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]	Rep. Dave Considine [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2023-11-09	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
2023-11-09	Senate	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb655
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB655.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/senate/housing_rural_issues_and_forestry/1788102.pdf