# Wisconsin AB1031: An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.51 (4f), 77.51 (7jm) and 77.54 (76) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for menstrual discharge collection devices. (FE)

Wisconsin AB1031, An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.51 (4f), 77.51 (7jm) and 77.54 (76) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for menstrual discharge collection devices. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Mike Bare (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic) and 16 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB1031
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.51 (4f), 77.51 (7jm) and 77.54 (76) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for menstrual discharge collection devices. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Mike Bare (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Legislature -- Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Sales tax -- Exemption, Women
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-11: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Vining, Bare, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1031), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1031.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1031)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1031.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1031-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).