State Issues

The Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) works on behalf of its members and current and future homeowners in WI to ensure reasonable regulations and fair laws affecting home building, remodeling and land development industries across the state.

Changes to Prevailing Wage -- click here for a summary of the changes to the prevailing wage law passed by the Joint Finance Committee as part of the state budget. This must still be passed by both houses and signed by the governor to take effect, so member support and legislative contacts are needed.

Changes to NR 151 -- click here for information from WBA General Counsel Pat Stevens regarding the changes approved by the Natural Resources Board, now on the way to the legislature, to erosion control/storm water rules included in NR 151.

Report: Use Value Assessment of Agricultural Land -- the Legislative Audit Bureau recently released a limited-scope review of the use value assessment of agricultural land. The full report, available here, seems identifies changes in farmland preservation strategies through modifications to use value assessment.

Impact fee ruling stands on appeal -- in a challenge against the Town of Oak Grove's impact fee for new home construction/development, a circuit court ruled and an appeals court upheld that the St. Croix Valley Home Builders Association, and its individual members, needed to exhaust all administrative remedies before seeking judicial relief. Read the appeals court ruling here.

Revised jury instructions for home improvement cases -- click here for revised jury instruction for cases pertaining to violations of the Home Improvement Practices Act (HIPA), WI administrative code chapter ATCP100.

WBA provides issues information for members only on its website, www.wisbuild.org.