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WI AB 453

enacted

Relating to: 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. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 453 pass?

Yes. WI AB 453 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Published 4-3-2026

What is WI AB 453 about?

WI AB 453 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: 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. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 453?

Penterman, Summerfield, Piwowarczyk and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 453, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-09-25
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pentermanprimary
  • Summerfieldprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brooksprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Jaglercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-02

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

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-01

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-02-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

    enrolled

  6. 2026-02-23

    LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)

  7. 2026-02-19

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2026-02-19

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  9. 2026-02-19

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  10. 2026-02-18

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

    amendment-passage,receipt

  11. 2026-02-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-02-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-18

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

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-02-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  15. 2026-02-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-18

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  17. 2026-02-18

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

    amendment-failure

  18. 2026-02-18

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  19. 2026-02-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-18

    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

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2026-02-17

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

  22. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2025-11-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-11-11

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

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-11-11

    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

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  27. 2025-11-03

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

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-11-03

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-10-20

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  30. 2025-10-15

    Public hearing held

  31. 2025-10-08

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  32. 2025-10-07

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  33. 2025-10-07

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. 2025-10-07

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

    passage,reading-3

  35. 2025-10-07

    Rules suspended

  36. 2025-10-07

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  37. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 5 adopted

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Armstrong

    amendment-introduction

  39. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage

  41. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-10-07

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

    amendment-deferral,deferral

  43. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

    amendment-introduction

  44. 2025-10-07

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  45. 2025-10-03

    Referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

    referral

  46. 2025-10-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-10-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2025-10-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2025-10-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2025-10-02

    Executive action taken

  51. 2025-10-01

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Armstrong

    amendment-introduction

  52. 2025-10-01

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Armstrong

    amendment-introduction

  53. 2025-09-30

    Public hearing held

  54. 2025-09-26

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Brooks

    amendment-introduction

  55. 2025-09-26

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

    amendment-introduction

  56. 2025-09-25

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  57. 2025-09-25

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

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-10-03 · pass · 14-0

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

    2025-10-03 · pass · 13-1

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

    2025-10-03 · pass · 14-0

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

    2025-10-03 · pass · 9-5

  • PASSAGE

    2025-10-07 · pass · 55-39

    Member-level votes (94)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: no
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 41

    2025-10-07 · pass · 54-41

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

    2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0

  • 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

    2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0

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

    2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-02-18 · pass · 28-5

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • WIRCH: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • NASS: no
  • Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    2026-02-18 · pass · 18-15

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