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WI AB 885

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Relating to: limitations on extraterritorial subdivision ordinances of incorporated municipalities.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 885 pass?

No. WI AB 885 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 885 about?

WI AB 885 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: limitations on extraterritorial subdivision ordinances of incorporated municipalities.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 885?

Swearingen, Summerfield, O'Connor and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 885.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Swearingenprimary
  • Summerfieldprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Hurdprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    Introduced by Representatives Hurd, Armstrong, Dittrich, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Summerfield and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Jacque, Marklein and Stafsholt

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab885

Attribution

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