# Wisconsin AB423: An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 20.835 (4) (a), 77.54 (76) and 77.76 (3w) of the statutes; Relating to: an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB423, An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 20.835 (4) (a), 77.54 (76) and 77.76 (3w) of the statutes; Relating to: an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 14 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 AB423
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 20.835 (4) (a), 77.54 (76) and 77.76 (3w) of the statutes; Relating to: an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: County -- Finance, Legislature -- Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Municipality -- Finance, Revenue, Department of, Sales tax, School -- Supplies
- 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Senator Smith added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-10-28: Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-03: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-09-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-09-15: Introduced by Representatives J. Jacobson, Brown, Spaude, Palmeri, Goodwin, Udell, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Snodgrass, Joers, Subeck, DeSmidt, Roe, Johnson, Clancy, Ortiz-Velez and Anderson; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Keyeski, Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, L. Johnson and Habush Sinykin (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB423), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB423.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB423)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB423.pdf)

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