WisconsinAB2082025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes; Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

Sponsored By: David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Rob Summerfield (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • David Armstrong

    Republican • House

  • Brent Jacobson

    Republican • House

  • Calvin Callahan

    Republican • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Chanz Green

    Republican • House

  • Nate Gustafson

    Republican • House

  • Jenna Jacobson

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Dean Kaufert

    Republican • House

  • Joel Kitchens

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Clint Moses

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • Todd Novak

    Republican • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • David Steffen

    Republican • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Rob Summerfield

    Republican • House

  • Rob Swearingen

    Republican • House

  • Duke Tucker

    Republican • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Nancy VanderMeer

    Republican • House

  • Robert Wittke

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Julian Bradley

    Republican • Senate

  • Dan Feyen

    Republican • Senate

  • Jesse James

    Republican • Senate

  • Sarah Keyeski

    Democratic • Senate

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • Brad Pfaff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Romaine Quinn

    Republican • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rob Stafsholt

    Republican • Senate

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Patrick Testin

    Republican • Senate

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

  • Eric Wimberger

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Laid on the table

    2/19/2026House
  3. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

    2/19/2026House
  4. Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor

    2/19/2026House
  5. Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

    2/18/2026House
  6. Referred to committee on Rules

    2/4/2026House
  7. Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    2/4/2026House
  8. Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

    2/3/2026House
  9. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

    1/30/2026House
  10. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

    11/11/2025House
  11. Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

    11/11/2025House
  12. Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)

    11/7/2025House
  13. Representative Bare added as a coauthor

    6/10/2025House
  14. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

    5/13/2025House
  15. Referred to committee on Rules

    5/8/2025House
  16. Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    5/8/2025House
  17. Executive action taken

    5/7/2025House
  18. Public hearing held

    4/30/2025House
  19. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

    4/30/2025House
  20. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

    4/25/2025House
  21. Fiscal estimate received

    4/24/2025House
  22. Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    4/23/2025House
  23. Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Subeck, Swearingen, Tucker, Udell, VanderMeer, Wittke and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger

    4/23/2025House

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