WI SB 218

dead

Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification systems, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 218 pass?

No. WI SB 218 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 218 about?

WI SB 218 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification systems, and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 218?

Wanggaard, Nass, Feyen and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 218, joined by 21 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-04-25
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2025-10-23
Available for scheduling
2025-10-23
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-23
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
amendment-passage
2025-10-23
Executive action taken
2025-10-02
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
2025-10-02
Public hearing held
2025-06-12
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-14
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-12
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stafsholt
amendment-introduction
2025-04-25
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-25
Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Franklin, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, VanderMeer and Summerfield
introduction

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Votes

Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-10-23 · pass · 5-0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1
2025-10-23 · pass · 4-1

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb218

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