Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 R cosponsors

AB 839 — 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)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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High chance

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 60.23 (32) (b) 1. of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 839 allows the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district (TID) under the same rules that apply to cities and villages. Previously, towns could only establish a TID if they met certain population and property value thresholds. This change is significant because it provides Three Lakes with the same economic development opportunities as larger municipalities, enabling it to foster growth and enhance local infrastructure without the prior restrictions. Additionally, the amendment includes provisions for county involvement in town highway contracts, which could improve efficiency in roadway projects.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0532/1 EVM:klm&skw ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 839 February 19, 2026 - Offered by RepresentatWEARINGEN .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5648/1 MDE:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 839 January 6, 2026 - Introduced by Representative S WEARINGEN , cosponsored by Senator F ELZKOWSKI .
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
and 86.31 (2) (b);
of the statutes;
to create 86.31 (2) (hm) and 86.31 (2) (hs) of the statutes;
county performance of certain town highway contracts and allowing the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village.
allowing the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill allows the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district (TID) in the same manner as a city or village.
Current law provides that a town may create a TID in the same manner as a city or village if the equalized value of all taxable property in the town is at least $500 million and the town’s population is at least 3,500.
Current law, however, allows the Town of Brookfield in Waukesha County, the Town of Somers in Kenosha County, the Town of Freedom in Outagamie County, the Town of Cable in Bayfield County, and the Town of Gibraltar in Door County to create a TID in the same manner as a city or village without having to satisfy the value and population requirements.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
60.23 (32) (b) 1.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5648/1 MDE:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 839 S ECTION 1 60.23 (32) (b) 1.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0532/1 EVM:klm&skw SECTION 2 S ECTION 2.
END )
86.31 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (2) (b) Except as provided in par.
(d), improvements for highway construction projects funded under the program shall be under contracts.
Such contracts shall be awarded on the basis of competitive bids and shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
If a city or village does not receive a responsible bid for an improvement, the city or village may contract with a county for the improvement.
Subject to pars.
(hm) and (hs) and s.
59.52 (30), a town may contract with a county for the improvement subject to the criteria and procedures promulgated as rules under sub.
(6) (h).
S ECTION 3.
86.31 (2) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:
86.31 (2) (hm) If the department determines that a violation under par.
(hs) has occurred, the county may not contract with a town under sub.
(6) (h) for 2 years.
S ECTION 4.
86.31 (2) (hs) of the statutes is created to read:
86.31 (2) (hs) No county may do any of the following:
1.
Contract with a town for a town road improvement if the written and sealed estimate for that improvement was prepared by a county.
2.
Commence a town road improvement for a town unless sub.
(6) (h) 2.
has been satisfied.
(END)
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  4. Executive action taken

  5. Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  6. Received from Assembly

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 83, Noes 10

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen

  13. Read a second time

  14. Made a special order of business at 11:35 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  15. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen

  16. Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Public hearing held

  20. Fiscal estimate received

  21. Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  22. Introduced by Representative Swearingen; cosponsored by Senator Felzkowski

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Felzkowski

Not signed on (130)

130 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and passed

Passed 83 Yea · 10 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Democrat 30904
Unaffiliated 1101
Total 831006
% of votes cast 84%10%0%6%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Not Voting
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Arney, Margaret Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Brown, Brienne Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Yea
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Not Voting
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Not Voting
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Not Voting
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Yea
Stroud, Angela Democrat Not Voting
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Not Voting
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 839 do?
An Act to amend 60.23 (32) (b) 1. of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 839?
AB 839 is sponsored by Felzkowski and Swearingen, Rob (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 839?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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