AB956 - Agricultural Warehouse Fire Sprinkler Exemption - Vetoed
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Summary
Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB956, which would have exempted certain agricultural warehouses from automatic fire sprinkler requirements under Wisconsin Statute 101.14(5), was vetoed by Governor Tony Evers on April 8, 2026. The bill passed both chambers with bipartisan support but was not enacted into law. Agricultural warehouses in Wisconsin remain subject to existing fire sprinkler requirements.
What changed
Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB956, which sought to create a new exemption under Wis. Stat. 101.14(5) allowing certain agricultural warehouses to avoid automatic fire sprinkler requirements, has been vetoed by the Governor. The bill received support from Republican sponsors in both chambers and passed with votes including Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue (7-1) and Senate Organization waiving public hearing requirement (3-2). The veto means the proposed statutory change will not take effect.
Agricultural warehouse operators in Wisconsin continue to be subject to existing fire safety requirements under state statute. No new compliance obligations or exemptions were created by this veto. Parties in the agricultural sector who had anticipated potential relief from sprinkler requirements should continue to comply with current building and fire codes.
What to do next
- Monitor for future legislative proposals on agricultural warehouse fire safety requirements
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ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / AB956 Vetoed AB956 Assembly Bill Vetoed 2026-04-08
Exempting certain agricultural warehouses from automatic fire sprinkler requirements.
An Act to create 101.14 (5) of the statutes; Relating to: exempting certain agricultural warehouses from automatic fire sprinkler requirements.
Bill Details
State Wisconsin
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...
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Sponsors
Karen Hurd (Rep - R) Todd Novak (Rep - R) Elijah Behnke (Rep - R) Barbara Dittrich (Rep - R) Rick Gundrum (Rep - R) Rob Kreibich (Rep - R) Clint Moses (Rep - R) David Murphy (Rep - R) Jeffrey Mursau (Rep - R) Jim Piwowarczyk (Rep - R) John Spiros (Rep - R) Rob Summerfield (Rep - R) Paul Tittl (Rep - R) Jesse James (Sen - R) Howard Marklein (Sen - R) Romaine Quinn (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-08 A Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026 2026-04-02 A Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 2026-03-20 A Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026 2026-03-18 A Received from Senate concurred in 2026-03-17 S Ordered immediately messaged 2026-03-17 S Read a third time and concurred in 2026-03-17 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 2026-03-17 S Ordered to a third reading 2026-03-17 S Read a second time 2026-03-16 S Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-03-16 S Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 2026-03-11 S Available for scheduling 2026-03-11 S Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1 2026-03-11 S Executive action taken 2026-02-27 S Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue 2026-02-23 S Received from Assembly 2026-02-19 A Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-19 A Read a third time and passed 2026-02-19 A Rules suspended 2026-02-19 A Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-19 A Assembly Amendment 1 adopted 2026-02-19 A Read a second time 2026-02-18 A Made a special order of business at 11:50 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 2026-02-16 A Representative Penterman added as a coauthor 2026-02-12 A Referred to committee on Rules 2026-02-12 A Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3 2026-02-11 A Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hurd 2026-02-11 A Executive action taken 2026-02-06 A Representative Doyle added as a coauthor 2026-02-04 A Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor 2026-02-03 A Public hearing held 2026-01-29 A Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs 2026-01-29 A Introduced
Committee Referrals
2026-01-29 A State Affairs 2026-02-12 A Rules 2026-02-27 S Agriculture and Revenue
Amendments
2026-02-11 Assembly Amendment 1
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-29 Introduced 2026-03-20 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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