Wisconsin AB880 - Nuisance Actions Against Racing Facilities Vetoed
Summary
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 880, which would have created Wis. Stat. 66.0443 and 823.086 relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities, was vetoed by the Governor on April 8, 2026. The bill passed both the Assembly on February 19, 2026 and the Senate on March 17, 2026, including two Assembly amendments. The veto terminates the legislative process, and the proposed statutes never took effect.
What changed
Wisconsin AB880, which would have established new statutory provisions (66.0443 and 823.086) creating protections for racing facilities against nuisance actions, failed to become law following a gubernatorial veto on April 8, 2026. The bill passed the Assembly on February 19, 2026 (after adopting Assembly Amendments 1 and 2 offered by Rep. Mursau) and the Senate on March 17, 2026.\n\nFor Wisconsin racing facilities, the veto means existing common law and statutory nuisance doctrines continue to apply without the specialized protections the bill would have provided. Operators of racetracks and racing facilities should continue monitoring for any legislative reintroduction or similar proposals in future sessions.
What to do next
- Monitor for future legislative proposals on racing facility nuisance protections
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ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / AB880 Vetoed AB880 Assembly Bill Vetoed 2026-04-08
Nuisance actions against racing facilities.
An Act to create 66.0443 and 823.086 of the statutes; Relating to: nuisance actions against racing facilities.
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
Jeffrey Mursau (Rep - R) Lindee Brill (Rep - R) Rob Kreibich (Rep - R) Cindi Duchow (Rep - R) Tony Kurtz (Rep - R) Cory Tomczyk (Sen - R) Rachael Cabral-Guevara (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 2026-03-19 A Report correctly enrolled on 3-19-2026 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) 2026-03-05 S Available for scheduling 2026-03-05 S Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2 2026-03-05 S Executive action taken 2026-02-27 S Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government 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 2 adopted 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 11:41 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 2026-02-18 A Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mursau 2026-02-05 A Referred to committee on Rules 2026-02-05 A Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2 2026-02-05 A Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2 2026-02-04 A Executive action taken 2026-02-03 A Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau 2026-01-27 A Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor 2026-01-21 A Public hearing held 2026-01-16 A Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government 2026-01-16 A Introduced
Committee Referrals
2026-01-16 A Local Government 2026-02-05 A Rules 2026-02-27 S Transportation and Local Government
Amendments
2026-02-03 Assembly Amendment 1 2026-02-18 Assembly Amendment 2
Bill Text Versions
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