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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 449: Relating to: local regulation of accessory dwelling units. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 449 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on September 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: local regulation of accessory dwelling units. (FE). Primary sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), Rob Brooks (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Rob Summerfield (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rob BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob SummerfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Julian BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Dan FeyenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jamie WallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
  3. Representative Brown added as a coauthor
  4. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen
  5. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
  6. Fiscal estimate received
  7. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
  8. Fiscal estimate received
  9. Representatives Snodgrass and Miresse added as coauthors
  10. Referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
  11. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 1
  12. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 8, Noes 6

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source