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WI AB 218

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Relating to: limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 218 pass?

No. WI AB 218 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 218 about?

WI AB 218 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 218?

Brill, Melotik, Steffen and 16 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 218.

Introduced
2025-04-23
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Brillprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Tuckerprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Mosesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-23

    Introduced by Representatives Moses, Callahan, Gundrum, O'Connor, Allen, Tucker, Maxey, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Franklin, Mursau, Murphy, Dittrich, Palmeri, Sortwell, Steffen, Melotik and Brill; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Quinn, Bradley, Wanggaard, Nass and Pfaff

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-20

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-08-18

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2026-01-14

    Public hearing held

  6. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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