# Wisconsin AB618: 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 (12), 71.10 (4) (fo), 71.28 (12), 71.30 (3) (do), 71.47 (12), 71.49 (1) (do), 77.54 (76) and 238.401 of the statutes; Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities. (FE)

Wisconsin AB618, 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 (12), 71.10 (4) (fo), 71.28 (12), 71.30 (3) (do), 71.47 (12), 71.49 (1) (do), 77.54 (76) and 238.401 of the statutes; Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican) and 3 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 AB618
- 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 (12), 71.10 (4) (fo), 71.28 (12), 71.30 (3) (do), 71.47 (12), 71.49 (1) (do), 77.54 (76) and 238.401 of the statutes; Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Cooperative associations, Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin, Electric utility, Franchise -- Taxation, Income tax -- Credit, Legislature -- Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Public utility, Sales tax -- Exemption, Wage
- 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: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received (House)
- 2026-02-09: Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4) (House)
- 2025-12-10: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-01: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-11-20: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-11-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities (House)
- 2025-11-06: Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Armstrong, Murphy, O'Connor and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senator Feyen (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB618), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB618.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB618)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB618.pdf)

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