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AB453 • 2025

required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension

required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representatives Armstrong, Brooks, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Summerfield and Penterman, cosponsored by Senator Jagler
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
A - Enacted into Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Asm.

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 173

  2. 2026-04-02 Asm.

    Published 4-3-2026

  3. 2026-04-01 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

  4. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-02-23 Asm.

    LRB correction ( Senate Substitute Amendment 1 )

  6. 2026-02-23 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

  7. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  8. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  9. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Ratcliff , L. Johnson , Wall , Spreitzer , Drake , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , Keyeski , Pfaff , Roys and Smith

  11. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  12. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  14. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 28, Noes 5

  18. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  19. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended ( Senate amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 and Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted)

  21. 2026-02-17 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  23. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  26. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

  28. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

  29. 2025-10-20 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  30. 2025-10-15 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  31. 2025-10-08 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

  32. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Read a second time

  33. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

  34. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 41

  35. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  36. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  37. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

  38. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Armstrong

  39. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 5 adopted

  40. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  41. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  42. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 39

  43. 2025-10-07 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  44. 2025-10-07 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  45. 2025-10-03 Asm.

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

  46. 2025-10-03 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate , Ayes 14, Noes 0

  47. 2025-10-03 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate , Ayes 14, Noes 0

  48. 2025-10-03 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate , Ayes 9, Noes 5

  49. 2025-10-03 Asm.

    Referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

  50. 2025-10-02 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  51. 2025-10-01 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Armstrong

  52. 2025-10-01 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Armstrong

  53. 2025-09-30 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  54. 2025-09-26 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

  55. 2025-09-26 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Brooks

  56. 2025-09-25 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Armstrong , Brooks , Dittrich , Knodl , Kreibich , Murphy , O'Connor , Piwowarczyk , Summerfield and Penterman ; cosponsored by Senator Jagler

  57. 2025-09-25 Asm.

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

Official Summary Text

required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension
Status: A - Enacted into Law