After a session of advocating ways to address Wisconsin’s affordable housing shortage, State Rep. Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) is happy to announce that Gov. Tony Evers signed four Armstrong-introduced housing proposals into law on April 8. The Senate had passed all four bills on March 17, the last day of the regular 2025-2026 legislative session.“As a state representative and as a county economic development director, I recognize the critical importance of affordable housing to a community’s long-term survival,” Representative Armstrong said. “Nobody wants to work where they can’t afford to live...
- Senate Bill 480 (now Act 235, introduced with Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac), which allows communities to create residential tax increment districts to defray residential infrastructure costs for modestly sized, owner-occupied one- and two-family houses
- Assembly Bill 182 (now Act 236), which updates the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, including a carve-out for developments in rural areas
- Assembly Bill 194 (now Act 237), which reduces barriers to participation in several competitive loan programs the 2023-2024 Legislature created to encourage workforce and senior housing development
- Assembly Bill 375 (now Act 238), which updates Wisconsin’s Historic Tax Credit program to encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of historic properties, including residential rentals
Leo's notes: Governor Evers signed four bipartisan housing bills -introduced by Rep. Dave Armstrong- into law, targeting residential TID financing, LIHTC updates, loan program accessibility, and historic tax credits — adding to two additional Armstrong housing bills already signed this session. This kind of incremental, multi-tool approach is exactly what Wisconsin needs: no single bill solves the shortage, but stacking complementary supply-side incentives across rural and urban contexts moves the needle in the right direction.
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