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WI SB 737

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Relating to: regulation of lease-purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 737 pass?

No. WI SB 737 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 737 about?

WI SB 737 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: regulation of lease-purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 737?

Smith, L. Johnson, James and 3 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 737.

Introduced
2025-12-12
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Smithprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Tomczykprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-12

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Drake, Feyen, James, L. Johnson and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, McCarville, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Piwowarczyk, Spiros, Swearingen, Brown, DeSmidt, Ortiz-Velez, Madison, Stubbs and Prado

    introduction

  2. 2025-12-12

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-01-07

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-08

    Representative Summerfield added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-01-22

    Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-01-22

    Senator L. Johnson withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  8. 2026-02-03

    Representative Prado withdrawn as a cosponsor

    withdrawal

  9. 2026-02-13

    Representative Madison withdrawn as a cosponsor

    withdrawal

  10. 2026-02-25

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-02-25

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Tomczyk

    amendment-introduction

  12. 2026-02-25

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

    amendment-introduction

  13. 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/sb737

Attribution

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