Housing Bills from Wisconsin

MADISON — Wisconsin's 2025–2026 legislative session ended with the most significant package of housing legislation since the 2023 workforce housing loan programs. On March 17 — the final day of the regular session — the Senate passed a slate of bipartisan housing bills, and Gov. Tony Evers signed them into law on April 8, 2026.Together with the “Truth in Planning” law enacted earlier in the session, the new acts touch nearly every tool in the housing toolbox: comprehensive planning, zoning, TIF, tax credits, and direct lending.Here is what passed, what each law does, and where to read the full text. All the links in the PDF are active and will take you to the actual bill (as signed), the “Legislative Memo” on each bill, and a third party article on each bill...   ...more

Ken Notes: Leo and I put this together, feel free to reprint and share. Leo and I are also looking present these laws with some conceptual ideas for their use to your board or council.