SB 5312025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 531
Relating to: postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty. (FE)
Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Published 4-9-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 4
- Prime sponsors
- Dassler-Alfheim, Felzkowski, Nass, Spreitzer
Status
Enacted as of April 9, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Rules, Senate Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Senate | Published 4-9-2026 |
| April 9, 2026 | Senate | Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 230 |
| April 2, 2026 | Senate | Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor |
| March 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Brown added as a cosponsor |
| January 15, 2026 | Senate | Report correctly enrolled |
| January 15, 2026 | Senate | LRB correction |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly concurred in |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and concurred in |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules |
| January 7, 2026 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to committee on Rules |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Received from Senate |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Read a third time and passed |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 2 adopted |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 adopted |
| November 18, 2025 | Senate | Read a second time |
| November 14, 2025 | Senate | Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| November 6, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Felzkowski |
| October 29, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| October 24, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski |
| October 15, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| October 9, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry |
| October 9, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Nass, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Murphy, Piwowarczyk and Dittrich |
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.