Wisconsin AB502: An Act to renumber and amend 32.05 (2) (b) and 84.30 (5r) (a); to amend 32.05 (3) (e), 84.30 (5r) (title), 84.30 (5r) (c), 84.30 (5r) (d) and 84.30 (8); to repeal and recreate 84.30 (5r) (b); to create 32.05 (2) (b) 2., 32.09 (6m), 84.30 (5r) (a) 1., 84.30 (5r) (a) 2., 84.30 (5r) (a) 3., 84.30 (5r) (a) 4., 84.30 (5r) (bs), 84.30 (5r) (cm), 84.30 (7) (c) and 84.30 (8m) of the statutes; 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)

What the bill says

An Act to renumber and amend 32.05 (2) (b) and 84.30 (5r) (a); to amend 32.05 (3) (e), 84.30 (5r) (title), 84.30 (5r) (c), 84.30 (5r) (d) and 84.30 (8); to repeal and recreate 84.30 (5r) (b); to create 32.05 (2) (b) 2., 32.09 (6m), 84.30 (5r) (a) 1., 84.30 (5r) (a) 2., 84.30 (5r) (a) 3., 84.30 (5r) (a) 4., 84.30 (5r) (bs), 84.30 (5r) (cm), 84.30 (7) (c) and 84.30 (8m) of the statutes; relating compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based.

From the enrolled text, March 24, 2026:

An Act to renumber and amend 32.05 (2) (b) and 84.30 (5r) (a); to amend 32.05 (3) (e), 84.30 (5r) (title), 84.30 (5r) (c), 84.30 (5r) (d) and 84.30 (8); to repeal and recreate 84.30 (5r) (b); to create 32.05 (2) (b) 2., 32.09 (6m), 84.30 (5r) (a) 1., 84.30 (5r) (a) 2., 84.30 (5r) (a) 3., 84.30 (5r) (a) 4., 84.30 (5r) (bs), 84.30 (5r) (cm), 84.30 (7) (c) and 84.30 (8m) of the statutes; relating compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB502,1Section 1. 32.05 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 32.05 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) and amended to read: 32.05 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) The condemnor shall provide the owner with a all of the following: a. A full narrative appraisal upon which the jurisdictional offer is based and a. b. A copy of any other appraisal made under par. (a) and at the same time shall inform the owner of his or her. c. A notification of the right to obtain an appraisal under this paragraph subd. 3. 3. The owner may obtain an appraisal by a qualified appraiser of all property proposed to be acquired, and may submit the reasonable costs of …