# Wisconsin AB916: An Act to create 20.490 (7) and 234.663 of the statutes; Relating to: a home repair program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB916, An Act to create 20.490 (7) and 234.663 of the statutes; Relating to: a home repair program and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic) and 30 others; status failed, last action 2026-04-07 (Fiscal estimate received) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB916
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.490 (7) and 234.663 of the statutes; Relating to: a home repair program and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-07, Fiscal estimate received
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Housing, Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin, Real estate transfer fee
- 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: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-04-07: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Bare, Prado, Sinicki, DeSmidt, Stubbs, Doyle, Neubauer, Goodwin, Joers, Taylor, Kirsch, Sheehan, Mayadev, Snodgrass, Subeck, Moore Omokunde, Arney, Emerson, Miresse, Johnson, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Palmeri, Madison, Fitzgerald, Roe, Hysell, Brown, Udell, Tenorio, Andraca and Vining; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Spreitzer, Smith, Wirch, Hesselbein and Larson (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB916), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB916.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB916)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB916.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB916-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).