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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 195
April 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Krug
,
Dittrich
,
Knodl
,
Maxey
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
O'Connor
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Piwowarczyk
and
Wichgers
, cosponsored by Senator
Jagler
. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AB195,1,7
1
An Act
to renumber and amend
705.15 (3) and 806.22;
to amend
710.13 (3)
2
(title), 867.045 (1) (j) and 867.046 (2) (i);
to repeal and recreate
806.22 (title);
3
to create
705.15 (3) (a) 1. and 2., 705.15 (3) (b) and (c), 710.13 (3) (c) and
4
806.22 (1) (a) to (c) of the statutes;
relating to:
revoking a transfer of real
5
property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s
6
property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property
7
wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Revoking a transfer of real property on death
Under current law, a person may transfer an interest in real property to a beneficiary without probate by designating the beneficiary, called a transfer on death (TOD) beneficiary, in a document that meets certain requirements. The designation of a TOD beneficiary in a document does not affect ownership of the interest in real property until the owner’s death.
Currently, an owner of an interest in real property may cancel or change the designation of a TOD beneficiary by executing and recording another document that designates a different TOD beneficiary or no beneficiary. This bill changes this process so that instead a document designating a TOD beneficiary may be revoked only by an instrument that is subsequently acknowledged by the owner and submitted for recording to the office of the register of deeds, and that is (1) a document designating a TOD beneficiary, (2) an instrument that expressly revokes the document designating a TOD beneficiary, or (3) an inter vivos deed containing an express revocation clause. In addition, under the bill, if a document designating a TOD beneficiary is made by more than one owner, (1) revocation by one owner does not affect the document designating a TOD beneficiary as to the interest of another owner and (2) if real property is owned by two or more individuals as joint tenants or by spouses as survivorship marital property, a document designating a TOD beneficiary of that property is revoked only if it is revoked by all of the living joint tenants or spouses.
Obtaining evidences of the termination of a decedent’s property interests
Under current law, a person may obtain evidence that certain property interests of a decedent have been terminated by providing information to the register of deeds of the county in which the property is located. Currently, to obtain evidence that a decedent’s property interests in real property have been terminated, a person must submit to the register of deeds a copy of the property tax bill for the year preceding the year of the decedent’s death. The bill allows a person to instead submit a copy of the most recent property tax bill.
Real property wholesaler contracts; disbursing deposits after rescission
Under current law, a real property wholesaler that contracts to sell its interest in a purchase agreement to a third party must provide certain written disclosures to the third party, or the third party may rescind the contract and is entitled to the return of any deposits or option fees paid by the third party. The bill provides that, if the third party rescinds the contract, a person holding deposits or option fees may disburse the deposits or option fees to the third party without any liability on the person’s part.
Also under current law, a real property wholesaler that enters into a purchase agreement as a buyer must provide certain written disclosures to the seller, or the seller may rescind the purchase agreement and retain any deposits or option fees paid by the real property wholesaler. The bill provides that, if the seller rescinds the purchase agreement, a person holding deposits or option fees may disburse the deposits or option fees to the seller without any liability on the person’s part.
Under current law, “real property wholesaler” is defined as a person that enters into a purchase agreement as a buyer and intends to sell the person’s rights as buyer to a third party, and “purchase agreement” is defined as a contract for the sale, exchange, option, rental, or purchase of residential real property that includes one to four dwelling units.
Filing satisfactions of judgment
Under current law, if a judgment debt is paid in whole or in part, a satisfaction may be filed and entered on the judgment and lien docket in the county where the judgment was first docketed. Currently, if the judgment has been entered on the judgment and lien docket in other counties, a certified copy of that satisfaction or a certificate by that clerk of circuit court under official seal may be filed in those other counties to update the judgment and lien dockets in those counties. The bill provides that an original satisfaction signed and acknowledged by the owner or the owner’s attorney may be filed in those other counties, rather than the evidence of satisfaction obtained from the clerk of court in the county where the judgment was first docketed.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB195,1
1
Section
1
.
705.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 705.15 (3) (a) (intro.) and
2
amended to read:
AB195,2,14
3
705.15
(3)
(a) (intro.) The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a document
4
does not affect ownership of the property until the death of the sole owner or the
5
last to die of multiple owners regardless of whether the document provides
6
otherwise.
The designation may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole
7
owner or all then surviving owners, without the consent of the TOD beneficiary, by
8
executing and recording another document that designates a different TOD
9
beneficiary or no beneficiary. The recording of a document that designates a TOD
10
beneficiary or no beneficiary revokes any designation made in a previously recorded
11
document relating to the same property interest.
Subject to par. (b), an instrument
12
is effective to revoke a previously recorded document designating a TOD
13
beneficiary, or any part of the previously recorded document, only if the instrument
14
meets all of the following requirements:
AB195,2
15
Section
2
.
705.15 (3) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
AB195,2,16
16
705.15
(3)
(a) 1. The instrument is one of the following:
AB195,3,2
17
a. A document that complies with sub. (2) (a) and revokes the previously
1
recorded document, or any part of the previously recorded document, expressly or
2
by inconsistency.
AB195,3,4
3
b. An instrument of revocation that expressly revokes the previously recorded
4
document, or any part of the previously recorded document.
AB195,3,6
5
c. An inter vivos deed that expressly revokes the previously recorded
6
document, or any part of the previously recorded document.
AB195,3,11
7
2. The instrument is acknowledged by the owner after the owner
8
acknowledged the previously recorded document, and the instrument is submitted
9
for recording to the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the real
10
property is located before the death of the sole owner or the last to die of multiple
11
owners.
AB195,3
12
Section
3
.
705.15 (3) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB195,3,14
13
705.15
(3)
(b) If a document designating a TOD beneficiary is made by more
14
than one owner, all of the following apply:
AB195,3,16
15
1. Revocation by an owner does not affect the document designating a TOD
16
beneficiary as to the interest of another owner.
AB195,3,19
17
2. A document designating a TOD beneficiary of real property owned by 2 or
18
more individuals as joint tenants or by spouses as survivorship marital property is
19
revoked only if it is revoked by all of the living joint tenants or spouses.
AB195,3,21
20
(c) This subsection does not limit the effect of an inter vivos transfer of the
21
property.
AB195,4
22
Section
4
.
710.13 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB195,3,23
23
710.13
(3)
(title)
Rights to rescind
; disbursement of deposits
.
AB195,5
24
Section
5
.
710.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB195,4,4
1
710.13
(3)
(c) Upon receipt of a written notice of rescission described under
2
par. (a) or (b), a person holding deposits or option fees described under par. (a) or (b)
3
may disburse the deposits or option fees, without any liability on the person’s part,
4
to the following persons:
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5
1. If a seller exercises its right to rescind under par. (a), to the seller.
AB195,4,7
6
2. If a 3rd party assignee exercises its right to rescind under par. (b), to the
7
assignee.
AB195,6
8
Section
6
.
806.22 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB195,4,9
9
806.22
(title)
Satisfying a transcript of judgment.
AB195,7
10
Section
7
.
806.22 of the statutes is renumbered 806.22 (1) (intro.) and
11
amended to read:
AB195,4,17
12
806.22
(1)
(intro.) If a satisfaction of a judgment has been entered on the
13
judgment and lien docket in the county where
it
the judgment
was first entered,
a
14
certified copy of the satisfaction or a certificate by the clerk of circuit court, under
15
official seal, showing the satisfaction,
any of the following
may be filed with the
16
clerk of circuit court of any
other
county where the judgment has been entered
, and
17
that
:
AB195,4,20
18
(2)
Upon receipt of an instrument described under sub. (1), the
clerk of circuit
19
court shall make
a similar
an
entry on the judgment and lien docket of that county
20
similar to the entry described under s. 806.19 (1)
.
AB195,8
21
Section
8
.
806.22 (1) (a) to (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB195,4,22
22
806.22
(1)
(a) A certified copy of the satisfaction.
AB195,4,24
23
(b) A certificate by the clerk of circuit court where the satisfaction was
24
entered, under official seal, showing the satisfaction.
AB195,5,4
1
(c) A satisfaction signed and acknowledged by the owner or, if no assignment
2
has been filed, by the owner’s attorney of record. If the satisfaction is of a part of a
3
judgment or as to some of the judgment debtors, the satisfaction shall state the
4
amount paid on the judgment or for the release of the debtors, naming them.
AB195,9
5
Section
9
.
867.045 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB195,5,11
6
867.045
(1)
(j) In the case of real property, a copy of the property tax bill for
7
the year preceding the year of the decedent’s death
, or a copy of the most recent
8
property tax bill,
and a legal description of the property, which description shall be
9
imprinted on or attached to the application. The register of deeds shall record the
10
bill. The required recording of the property tax bill may be waived by an agreement
11
between the register of deeds and the county real property lister.
AB195,10
12
Section
10
.
867.046 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB195,5,18
13
867.046
(2)
(i) In the case of real property, a copy of the property tax bill for
14
the year preceding the year of the decedent’s death
, or a copy of the most recent
15
property tax bill,
and a legal description of the property, which description shall be
16
imprinted on or attached to the application. The register of deeds shall record the
17
bill. The required recording of the property tax bill may be waived by an agreement
18
between the register of deeds and the county real property lister.
AB195,5,19
19
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