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WI AB1097
Bill
Status
3/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
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AI Summary
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Cities, villages, towns, and counties may create or designate a fair housing department to educate residents about housing discrimination rights, assist with filing complaints, and enforce local fair housing ordinances
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Department of Workforce Development must establish a grant program with a $10,000,000 continuing appropriation to help political subdivisions create or designate fair housing departments
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Grant funding distributed by regions based on Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority's Infrastructure Access Program regions, with no region receiving more than 12.5% of total grant funds
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Political subdivisions already covered by a local fair housing department that received a grant are ineligible for additional grants under this program
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Grant program sunsets on June 30, 2029
Legislative Description
Authorizing a city, village, town, or county to establish a fair housing department to assist and educate residents and enforce local fair housing ordinances, providing a grant program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Last Action
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
3/13/2026