Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE)
AB 140 creates a specific exception in Wisconsin statute for Port Washington's Tax Incremental District Number 5, removing a standard 12% limit on the total taxable property value that can be included in such districts. This bill directly affects the city of Port Washington and its Tax Incremental District Number 5, allowing that district to exceed the usual property value cap. The key mechanism is adding a new statutory provision (66.1105 (17) (h)) that explicitly states the 12% limit does not apply to this specific district. The bill was enacted as 2025 Wisconsin Act 16 after approval by the Governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Signed Jul 8, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly May 13, 2025
How they voted
29–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Jun 18, 2025
D
Democratic16
75% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
5
Jul 8, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 7-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 16
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Introduced
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 3
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 91, Noes 6
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Brooks and Born
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Melotik, Armstrong and O'Connor;
cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Habush Sinykin
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Rob Brooks
RRepublican
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