WI AB 445
enactedRelating to: registers of deeds, transportation project plats, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WI AB 445 pass?
Yes. WI AB 445 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-9-2026
What is WI AB 445 about?
WI AB 445 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: registers of deeds, transportation project plats, and providing a penalty. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 445?
Behnke, Fitzgerald, Kirsch and 14 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 445.
- Introduced
- 2025-09-19
- Latest action
- 2026-04-09 — Published 4-9-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Behnkeprimary
- Fitzgeraldprimary
- Kirschprimary
- Wichgersprimary
- VanderMeerprimary
- Tittlprimary
- Subeckprimary
- Snodgrassprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Novakprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Miresseprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Kaufertprimary
- Krugprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-09
Published 4-9-2026
became-law
2026-04-09
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 234
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-27
Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2026
enrolled
2026-03-27
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-17
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-02
Available for scheduling
2026-03-02
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Executive action taken
2026-02-20
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Rules suspended
2026-02-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-18
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
amendment-introduction
2026-02-17
Made a special order of business at 1:18 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
2026-02-12
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Executive action taken
2026-02-04
Public hearing held
2026-01-26
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
amendment-introduction
2025-10-31
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-10
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-06
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-09-22
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
2025-09-19
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-19
Introduced by Representatives Krug, Kaufert, Knodl, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Snodgrass, Subeck, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Kirsch, Fitzgerald and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators James and Nass
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-03-02 · pass · 5-0
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2
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