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

Quick answers

Did WI AB 453 pass?

Yes. WI AB 453 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-02. 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.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-09-25
Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Brooks, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Summerfield and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator Jagler
introduction
2025-09-25
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-26
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks
amendment-introduction
2025-09-26
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Brooks
amendment-introduction
2025-09-30
Public hearing held
2025-10-01
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Armstrong
amendment-introduction
2025-10-01
Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Armstrong
amendment-introduction
2025-10-02
Executive action taken
2025-10-03
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-03
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-03
Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-03
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 5
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-03
Referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
referral
2025-10-07
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-07
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers
amendment-introduction
2025-10-07
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 41
amendment-deferral,deferral
2025-10-07
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-10-07
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-10-07
Assembly Amendment 4 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-10-07
Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Armstrong
amendment-introduction
2025-10-07
Assembly Amendment 5 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-10-07
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-07
Rules suspended
2025-10-07
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 39
passage,reading-3
2025-10-07
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-07
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-10-08
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-15
Public hearing held
2025-10-20
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-11-03
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler
amendment-introduction
2025-11-03
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler
amendment-introduction
2025-11-11
Executive action taken
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
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
2025-11-11
Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-11
Available for scheduling
2026-02-17
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
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
2026-02-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-18
Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
amendment-failure
2026-02-18
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-18
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 28, Noes 5
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2026-02-18
Ordered immediately messaged
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,passage,receipt
2026-02-19
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in
2026-02-19
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in
2026-02-19
Action ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-23
LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)
2026-02-23
Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026
enrolled
2026-03-19
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
2026-04-01
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-02
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 173
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Published 4-3-2026
became-law

Versions

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Assembly Amendment 5Compare
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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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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab453

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