Wisconsin law
Business Laws in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin business entities are governed principally by Wis. Stat. ch. 180 (Wisconsin Business Corporation Law), Wis. Stat. ch. 183 (Wisconsin Uniform Limited Liability Company Law, substantially revised effective January 1, 2023), and Wis. Stat. ch. 181 (Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law). Wisconsin's Act 258 of 2022 adopted a fully revised LLC statute modeled on the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Wisconsin is home to Fortune 500 headquarters including Northwestern Mutual, Kohl's, Harley-Davidson, and Rockwell Automation.
Last verified: 2026-04-20
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Key Wisconsin Statutes
Wisconsin's business-corporation statute — governing formation, shareholders, directors, mergers, and dissolution.
Wisconsin's LLC statute. Substantially revised by 2021 Act 258, effective January 1, 2023, modeled on the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
Wisconsin's distinctive consumer-credit statute — applies broadly to most consumer-credit transactions and is central to Wisconsin business and debt-collection practice.
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