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WI SB 480

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Relating to: residential tax incremental districts. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 480 pass?

Yes. WI SB 480 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-9-2026

What is WI SB 480 about?

WI SB 480 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: residential tax incremental districts. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 480?

Cabral-Guevara, Marklein, Feyen are the primary sponsors of WI SB 480.

Introduced
2025-10-02
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Published 4-9-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Feyenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-9-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 235

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-20

    LRB correction

  6. 2026-03-20

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  7. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  8. 2026-03-17

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  9. 2026-03-17

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  10. 2026-03-17

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  11. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage,receipt

  14. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 90, Noes 5

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  17. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  19. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 12:09 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  21. 2026-02-18

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-02-18

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  24. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2026-02-11

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff and Spreitzer added as coauthors

  26. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 3

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  28. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  29. 2026-02-11

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  30. 2026-02-11

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  31. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  32. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  33. 2026-02-06

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Feyen

    amendment-introduction

  34. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  35. 2026-02-03

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2026-02-03

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  37. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  38. 2026-01-29

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  39. 2025-10-23

    Available for scheduling

  40. 2025-10-23

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 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

  42. 2025-10-23

    Executive action taken

  43. 2025-10-15

    Public hearing held

  44. 2025-10-15

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

    amendment-introduction

  45. 2025-10-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  46. 2025-10-07

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  47. 2025-10-06

    Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor

  48. 2025-10-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  49. 2025-10-02

    Introduced by Senators Feyen, Marklein and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rivera-Wagner, Summerfield, Tranel and Palmeri

    introduction

Versions

Documents

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 5, Noes 0

    2025-10-23 · pass · 5-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-11 · pass · 30-3

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • WIRCH: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • NASS: no

  • CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

    2026-02-19 · pass · 90-5

    Member-level votes (95)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: yes
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: yes
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: yes
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: yes
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: yes
    • SINICKI: yes
    • SNODGRASS: yes
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: yes
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • TENORIO: yes
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

    2026-03-17 · pass · 32-1

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb480

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