SB 737 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: regulation of lease-purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action.

SB 737 creates new rules for lease-purchase agreements (where consumers pay to use personal items like furniture or electronics with an option to buy) for personal, family, or household use. It directly affects consumers who enter these agreements and businesses (lessors) that offer them. Key requirements include written agreements in clear 8-point type, mandatory disclosures of total payments, cash-sale price, ownership terms, and early purchase options, plus language matching any advertising. The bill also establishes a legal cause of action for consumers if lessors violate these requirements.
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Introduction
Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 12, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
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Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Tomczyk
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
upper
Dec 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Drake, Feyen, James, L. Johnson and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, McCarville, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Piwowarczyk, Spiros, Swearingen, Brown, DeSmidt, Ortiz-Velez, Madison, Stubbs and Prado
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