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WI SB 208

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Relating to: prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 208 pass?

No. WI SB 208 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 SB 208 about?

WI SB 208 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 208?

L. Johnson, Wirch, Smith and 11 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 208.

Introduced
2025-04-16
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Wirchprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Wallprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-16

    Introduced by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Wall, Larson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Hesselbein, Smith, Wirch and L. Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Palmeri, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Brown, Joers, Sheehan, Stroud, Hong, Tenorio, Stubbs, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Bare, Anderson, Moore Omokunde, Behnke, Madison, Sinicki, Mayadev, Emerson, Johnson and Miresse

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-16

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-29

    Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-06-06

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-11-04

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-11-11

    Senator Roys added as a coauthor

  7. 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.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb208

Attribution

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