WI AB 157
deadRelating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 157 pass?
No. WI AB 157 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 157 about?
WI AB 157 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 157?
Ortiz-Velez, Summerfield, Pronschinske and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 157.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-02
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Ortiz-Velezprimary
- Summerfieldprimary
- Pronschinskeprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- Maxeyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-02
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
introduction
2025-04-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-04
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey
amendment-introduction
2025-04-08
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
2025-04-09
Representatives Tucker and Hysell added as coauthors
2025-04-10
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
2025-04-14
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-04-16
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-04-25
Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor
2025-05-07
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Maxey
amendment-introduction
2025-05-08
Public hearing held
2025-05-08
Representatives Clancy and Penterman added as coauthors
2025-05-15
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2025-05-15
Executive action taken
2025-05-19
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-19
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-19
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-19
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-05-28
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-06-20
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
referral
2025-06-24
Representatives Stroud, O'Connor, Miresse and Stubbs added as coauthors
2025-06-24
Laid on the table
deferral
2025-09-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
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Votes
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2025-05-19 · pass · 13-0
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2025-05-19 · pass · 13-0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2025-05-19 · pass · 13-0
Related bills
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