2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB157: Prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 59.43 (1c) (intro.) and 706.05 (1); to create 59.43 (1k) and 710.27 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
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Bill History
4/2/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
4/2/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
State Assembly
4/4/2025
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey
State Assembly
4/8/2025
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/9/2025
Representatives Tucker and Hysell added as coauthors
State Assembly
4/10/2025
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/14/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
4/16/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
4/25/2025
Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
5/7/2025
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Maxey
State Assembly
5/8/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
5/8/2025
Representatives Clancy and Penterman added as coauthors
State Assembly
5/15/2025
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
5/15/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
5/19/2025
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
State Assembly
5/19/2025
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
State Assembly
5/19/2025
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
State Assembly
5/19/2025
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 2
Assembly Amendment 2
5/7/2025Not Adopted
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
4/4/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/2/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Rules(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Dave Maxey
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Treig Pronschinske
Republican
Rob Summerfield
Republican
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
Democrat
Romaine Quinn
Republican
Howard Marklein
Republican
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
Democrat
Steve Nass
Republican
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat
Jamie Wall
Democrat