AB 831 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: recording and taxation of real property containing a building, improvement, or fixture and consisting of no land. (FE)

AB 831 creates a new system for recording and taxing buildings, improvements, or fixtures that exist without underlying land ownership (e.g., structures on leased property or in parking lots). It requires owners to file declarations of ownership interest with the county register of deeds, which must then be verified by assessors before creating separate tax parcels for these properties. The bill amends statutes to mandate that assessors enter these non-land parcels on tax rolls and ensures descriptions meet specific legal standards for identification. This directly affects property owners of such structures and county tax assessors who must implement these new recording and valuation procedures. The changes apply to properties assessed as real property under Section 70.17(3), excluding certain exempt land types.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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How they voted

This bill passed the Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
6
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Kapenga and Feyen
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Knodl
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl
lower
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Armstrong and Goeben; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski and James
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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