AB 839 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: allowing the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village. (FE)

AB 839 amends Wisconsin statute 60.23(32)(b)1 to explicitly include the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County among towns authorized to create tax incremental districts (TIDs). This allows Three Lakes to establish TIDs - special tax districts used to fund local infrastructure projects using future property tax revenue growth - in the same way cities and villages currently can. The bill directly affects Three Lakes by expanding its local economic development tools, with no broader impact on other towns or counties. It makes a specific statutory change without altering TID rules or creating new policy.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

8210
Passed
Total votes 92
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic40
30 Yea 10 Nay
75% Yea
R Republican52
52 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 1
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 83, Noes 10
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representative Swearingen; cosponsored by Senator Felzkowski
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen
RRepublican
WI
34