# Wisconsin AB1096: An Act to amend 234.40 (4), 234.50 (4), 234.60 (2), 234.61 (1) and 234.65 (1) (b); to create 234.663 of the statutes; Relating to: a revolving loan program to provide gap funding for workforce housing programs and granting bonding authority. (FE)

Wisconsin AB1096, An Act to amend 234.40 (4), 234.50 (4), 234.60 (2), 234.61 (1) and 234.65 (1) (b); to create 234.663 of the statutes; Relating to: a revolving loan program to provide gap funding for workforce housing programs and granting bonding authority. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic) and 6 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Fiscal estimate received) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB1096
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 234.40 (4), 234.50 (4), 234.60 (2), 234.61 (1) and 234.65 (1) (b); to create 234.663 of the statutes; Relating to: a revolving loan program to provide gap funding for workforce housing programs and granting bonding authority. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Fiscal estimate received
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Agency and general functions, Contractor, Housing, Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin, Loan
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-30: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-13: Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate (House)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Arney, Brown, Goodwin, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Stubbs and Taylor (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1096), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1096.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1096)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1096.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1096-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).