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WI SB 531

enacted

Relating to: postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 531 pass?

Yes. WI SB 531 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-09. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-9-2026

What is WI SB 531 about?

WI SB 531 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 531?

Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Nass and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 531.

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

Sponsors

  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Felzkowskiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Nass, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Murphy, Piwowarczyk and Dittrich

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-09

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-15

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-10-24

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2025-10-29

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-11-06

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Felzkowski

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-11-11

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  9. 2025-11-11

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-11-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  12. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-11-18

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2025-11-18

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  16. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  17. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  21. 2026-01-07

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  22. 2026-01-08

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  23. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  24. 2026-01-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-01-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended

  27. 2026-01-13

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2026-01-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2026-01-14

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  30. 2026-01-15

    LRB correction

  31. 2026-01-15

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  32. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  33. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  34. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  35. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 230

    executive-signature

  36. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-9-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 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 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0

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

    2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

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