# Wisconsin AB976: An Act to renumber 76.639 (3); to amend 71.07 (8b) (a) 7., 71.07 (8b) (c) 2., 71.28 (8b) (a) 7., 71.28 (8b) (c) 2., 71.47 (8b) (a) 7., 71.47 (8b) (c) 2., 76.639 (1) (g), 76.67 (2), 234.45 (1) (e) and 234.45 (4); to create 76.639 (3) (b), 234.45 (1) (em) and 234.45 (5m) of the statutes; Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)

Wisconsin AB976, An Act to renumber 76.639 (3); to amend 71.07 (8b) (a) 7., 71.07 (8b) (c) 2., 71.28 (8b) (a) 7., 71.28 (8b) (c) 2., 71.47 (8b) (a) 7., 71.47 (8b) (c) 2., 76.639 (1) (g), 76.67 (2), 234.45 (1) (e) and 234.45 (4); to create 76.639 (3) (b), 234.45 (1) (em) and 234.45 (5m) of the statutes; Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic) and 29 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 AB976
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber 76.639 (3); to amend 71.07 (8b) (a) 7., 71.07 (8b) (c) 2., 71.28 (8b) (a) 7., 71.28 (8b) (c) 2., 71.47 (8b) (a) 7., 71.47 (8b) (c) 2., 76.639 (1) (g), 76.67 (2), 234.45 (1) (e) and 234.45 (4); to create 76.639 (3) (b), 234.45 (1) (em) and 234.45 (5m) of the statutes; Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Housing, Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin, Income tax -- Credit, Insurance
- 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: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-03-10: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-02-26: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate (House)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced by Representatives Doyle, Johnson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Andraca, Haywood, Stroud, Tenorio, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson and Wirch (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB976), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB976.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB976)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB976.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB976-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).