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SB1029 • 2025

local regulation of landlords

local regulation of landlords

Housing
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators Roys, Larson, Spreitzer, Smith, Habush Sinykin and Hesselbein, cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Moore Omokunde, Bare, Palmeri, Clancy, Haywood, Arney, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hysell, Kirsch, Mayadev, Miresse, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Stroud, Tenorio and Vining
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
Effective date
Not listed

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local regulation of landlords

local regulation of landlords Status: S - Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

What This Bill Does

  • local regulation of landlords Status: S - Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-17 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Roys , Larson , Spreitzer , Smith , Habush Sinykin and Hesselbein ; cosponsored by Representatives Madison , Moore Omokunde , Bare , Palmeri , Clancy , Haywood , Arney , Brown , DeSmidt , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Hysell , Kirsch , Mayadev , Miresse , Neubauer , Phelps , Prado , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Stubbs , Subeck , Taylor , Stroud , Tenorio and Vining

  3. 2026-02-17 Sen.

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

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local regulation of landlords
Status: S - Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 1029
February 17, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Roys
,
Larson
,
Spreitzer
,
Smith
,
Habush Sinykin
and
Hesselbein
, cosponsored by Representatives
Madison
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Bare
,
Palmeri
,
Clancy
,
Haywood
,
Arney
,
Brown
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Hysell
,
Kirsch
,
Mayadev
,
Miresse
,
Neubauer
,
Phelps
,
Prado
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Taylor
,
Stroud
,
Tenorio
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
SB1029,1,2
1
An Act

to repeal
66.0104 of the statutes;
relating to:
local regulation of
2
landlords.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits a political subdivision from enacting an ordinance that does any of the following with respect to a residential landlord: 1) prohibits or limits the landlord from obtaining or using various types of information about a tenant or prospective tenant, such as household income, occupation, court records, rental history, and credit information; 2) limits how far back in time a prospective tenant's credit information, conviction record, or previous housing may be considered by the landlord; 3) prohibits the landlord from showing a rental property to a prospective tenant, or from entering into a rental agreement for a rental property with a prospective tenant, while the current tenant is living there; 4) places requirements on the landlord relating to security deposits, earnest money, or inspections that are additional to the requirements under the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's rules; 5) limits a landlord's ability to recover for damages to a landlord's premises during the tenant's occupancy or to recover for costs for which the tenant is responsible under the lease; 6) requires a landlord to provide certain information to its tenants or to the political subdivision; 7) requires inspections of rental properties or units except upon complaint or as part of a statutorily described inspection program; 8) charges fees beyond those specified under the statutes; or 9) requires that a rental property or rental unit be certified, registered, or licensed or requires that a residential rental property owner register or obtain a certification or license related to owning or managing the rental property.
This bill repeals these prohibitions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB1029,1
1
Section

1
.
66.0104 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1029,2,2
2
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