# Wisconsin AB157: 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)

Wisconsin AB157, 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), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican) and 7 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB157-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB157
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: 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)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Treig Pronschinske (Republican), Rob Summerfield (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Contracts, Court -- Procedure, Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Real property, Register of deeds
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Treig Pronschinske (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Summerfield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (24)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-09-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-06-24: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-06-24: Representatives Stroud, O'Connor, Miresse and Stubbs added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-06-20: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-05-19: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-19: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-19: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-19: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-15: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-15: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-05-08: Representatives Clancy and Penterman added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-05-08: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-05-07: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Maxey (House)
- 2025-04-25: Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-04-16: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-14: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-10: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Representatives Tucker and Hysell added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-04-08: Representative Allen added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-04: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey (House)
- 2025-04-02: Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate (House)
- 2025-04-02: Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Pronschinske, Summerfield and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Nass, Spreitzer and Wall (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB157), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB157.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB157)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB157.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB157-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).