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AB157 • 2025

prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty

prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Pronschinske, Summerfield and Ortiz-Velez, cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Nass, Spreitzer and Wall
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-09-09 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Representatives Stroud , O'Connor , Miresse and Stubbs added as coauthors

  4. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Laid on the table

  5. 2025-06-20 Asm.

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  6. 2025-05-28 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. 2025-05-19 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate , Ayes 13, Noes 0

  8. 2025-05-19 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate , Ayes 13, Noes 0

  9. 2025-05-19 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate , Ayes 13, Noes 0

  10. 2025-05-19 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. 2025-05-15 Asm.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-05-15 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  13. 2025-05-08 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  14. 2025-05-08 Asm.

    Representatives Clancy and Penterman added as coauthors

  15. 2025-05-07 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Maxey

  16. 2025-04-25 Asm.

    Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor

  17. 2025-04-16 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. 2025-04-14 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. 2025-04-10 Asm.

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  20. 2025-04-09 Asm.

    Representatives Tucker and Hysell added as coauthors

  21. 2025-04-08 Asm.

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  22. 2025-04-04 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey

  23. 2025-04-02 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Maxey , Piwowarczyk , Behnke , Dittrich , Knodl , Kreibich , Murphy , Pronschinske , Summerfield and Ortiz-Velez ; cosponsored by Senators Quinn , Marklein , Dassler-Alfheim , Nass , Spreitzer and Wall

  24. 2025-04-02 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Official Summary Text

prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty
Status: A - Tabled