2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 202

Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

Vetoed Last action May 13, 2026: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 19

Prime sponsors

Allen, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Brooks, Franklin, Goeben, Kaufert, Kitchens, Krug, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Tusler, Wittke

Status

Vetoed as of May 13, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Housing and Real Estate, Assembly Rules, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 37

Date	Chamber	Action
May 13, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
May 12, 2026	Assembly	Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
March 27, 2026	Assembly	Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026
March 26, 2026	Assembly	Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
February 24, 2026	Assembly	Report correctly enrolled on 2-24-2026
February 24, 2026	Assembly	LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Received from Senate concurred in
February 18, 2026	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
February 18, 2026	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in
February 18, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
February 18, 2026	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
February 18, 2026	Senate	Read a second time
February 18, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended and taken up
February 18, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
February 18, 2026	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
February 18, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
February 18, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
February 16, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
February 13, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
February 5, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
February 5, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4
February 5, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 11, Noes 4
February 5, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
February 3, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
May 15, 2025	Assembly	Public hearing held
April 22, 2025	Assembly	Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
April 17, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
April 17, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Krug, Brooks, Allen, Armstrong, Franklin, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Spiros, Tusler, Wittke, Behnke and Snyder; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.