# Wisconsin AB369: An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4) (a), 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.34 (1k) (g) and 71.45 (2) (a) 10.; to create 71.07 (8s), 71.10 (4) (cu), 71.28 (8s), 71.30 (3) (cu), 71.47 (8s) and 71.49 (1) (cu) of the statutes; Relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care. (FE)

Wisconsin AB369, An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4) (a), 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.34 (1k) (g) and 71.45 (2) (a) 10.; to create 71.07 (8s), 71.10 (4) (cu), 71.28 (8s), 71.30 (3) (cu), 71.47 (8s) and 71.49 (1) (cu) of the statutes; Relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 11 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 AB369
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4) (a), 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.34 (1k) (g) and 71.45 (2) (a) 10.; to create 71.07 (8s), 71.10 (4) (cu), 71.28 (8s), 71.30 (3) (cu), 71.47 (8s) and 71.49 (1) (cu) of the statutes; Relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Day care, Employment, Franchise -- Taxation, Income tax -- Credit
- 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: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate

## Actions (20)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-02-03: Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-30: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a) (House)
- 2025-09-15: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-15: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-09-15: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-09-04: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-08-21: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-08-19: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong (House)
- 2025-07-24: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-07-24: Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-07-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-07-17: Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Allen, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, O'Connor, Sortwell, Steffen, VanderMeer and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Nass and Quinn (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB369), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB369.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB369)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB369.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB369-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).