AB 454 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: a workforce home loan program. (FE)

AB 454 establishes a statewide "workforce home loan" revolving loan program to help low-to-moderate income workers purchase homes. It creates a new fund that will provide loans to first-time homebuyers whose household income is at or below 100% of the local area median income, with requirements including no prior residential property ownership in the past three years and meeting specific debt-to-income and credit score standards (minimum 580 FICO score for deferred payment options). The program uses repayments from existing loans to replenish the fund, allowing it to serve more borrowers over time. This directly affects eligible workforce households in housing markets across the state who qualify under the defined income and underwriting criteria.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Sep 25, 2025 Signed Apr 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

312
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2 Nay
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
7
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 239
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 4 adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 3 adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Rodriguez
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Knodl
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Rivera-Wagner
lower
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Knodl and Rodriguez
lower
Sep 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Snyder, Knodl, Rivera-Wagner, Brooks, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Summerfield and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Marklein and Pfaff
lower
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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