# Wisconsin AB527: An Act to repeal 66.0144; to amend 59.52 (25) of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12.

Wisconsin AB527, An Act to repeal 66.0144; to amend 59.52 (25) of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic) and 18 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB527
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 66.0144; to amend 59.52 (25) of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: County, Municipality, Property tax, Referendum
- 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-17: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency (House)
- 2025-10-15: Introduced by Representatives Joers, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB527), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB527.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB527)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB527.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB527-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).