# Wisconsin AB584: An Act to amend 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 70.17 (3), 79.0965 (title) and 79.0965 (3); to create 70.11 (49), 79.0965 (1m), 79.0965 (2m) and 79.0965 (5) of the statutes; Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE)

Wisconsin AB584, An Act to amend 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 70.17 (3), 79.0965 (title) and 79.0965 (3); to create 70.11 (49), 79.0965 (1m), 79.0965 (2m) and 79.0965 (5) of the statutes; Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Steve Doyle (Democratic) and 9 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 AB584
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 70.17 (3), 79.0965 (title) and 79.0965 (3); to create 70.11 (49), 79.0965 (1m), 79.0965 (2m) and 79.0965 (5) of the statutes; Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Kevin Petersen (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, Legislature -- Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Property tax -- Exemption, Recreation
- 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: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kevin Petersen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Swearingen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House

## Actions (22)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer (House)
- 2026-02-17: Made a special order of business at 1:21 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-30: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-14: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions (House)
- 2026-01-08: Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4) (House)
- 2026-01-08: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-12-04: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Petersen and O'Connor (House)
- 2025-11-12: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-11-06: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-24: Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-10-24: Introduced by Representatives Petersen, Behnke, Dittrich, Doyle, Kaufert, Knodl, Kurtz, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Tucker, Wichgers and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Bradley and Jacque (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB584), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB584.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB584)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB584.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB584-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).