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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 497: Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects; compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based. (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

SB 497 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects; compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 10 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 1 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
John SpirosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86

“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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
  8. Introduced by Senators Feyen, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, O'Connor, Doyle, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Melotik, Mursau, Penterman, Spiros and Murphy

Sources

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