# Wisconsin AB177: An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.51 (3h), 77.51 (3pq), 77.51 (4f) and 77.54 (75) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE)

Wisconsin AB177, An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.51 (3h), 77.51 (3pq), 77.51 (4f) and 77.54 (75) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Brienne Brown (Democratic) and 15 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 AB177
- 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 (3h), 77.51 (3pq), 77.51 (4f) and 77.54 (75) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Scott Krug (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Legislature -- Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Sales tax -- Exemption
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Senator Smith added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-05: Senator Bradley added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-15: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-29: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-15: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-12-11: Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-06-02: Senator Drake added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-04-30: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-23: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-04-15: Introduced by Representatives Brill, Krug, Behnke, Brown, J. Jacobson, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Snyder, Stroud, Subeck, Tusler, Udell, Wichgers, Stubbs and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Spreitzer and Wall (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB177), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB177.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB177)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB177.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB177-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).