2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 218

Relating to: limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

Sponsors 19

Prime sponsors

Allen, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Sortwell, Steffen, Tucker

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Agriculture (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
January 14, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
August 18, 2025	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses
May 20, 2025	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
April 23, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
April 23, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Moses, Callahan, Gundrum, O'Connor, Allen, Tucker, Maxey, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Franklin, Mursau, Murphy, Dittrich, Palmeri, Sortwell, Steffen, Melotik and Brill; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Quinn, Bradley, Wanggaard, Nass and Pfaff

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.