WisconsinSB5292025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)SenateWALLET

An Act to repeal 13.94 (1) (ms), 20.250 (2) (h), 20.835 (2) (bb), 20.835 (2) (cc), 20.835 (2) (ff), 71.01 (6) (j), 71.01 (6) (k), 71.01 (6) (L), 71.01 (6) (m), 71.01 (7g), 71.01 (7r), 71.03 (7) (a), 71.03 (7) (b), 71.03 (7) (c), 71.04 (4) (a), 71.04 (4) (b), 71.04 (4) (c), 71.04 (4) (e), 71.04 (4m) (a) 1., 71.04 (4m) (b) 1., 71.04 (4m) (c) 1., 71.04 (5), 71.04 (6), 71.04 (8) (b) 1., 71.04 (10), 71.05 (6) (a) 10., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. a., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. b., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. c., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. d., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. e., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. f., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. g., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. h., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. i., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. n., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. q., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. r., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. t., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. u., 71.05 (6) (a) 15. v., 71.05 (6) (a) 21., 71.05 (6) (a) 22., 71.05 (6) (b) 3m., 71.05 (6) (b) 6., 71.05 (6) (b) 10., 71.05 (6) (b) 13., 71.05 (6) (b) 14., 71.05 (6) (b) 21. a., 71.05 (6) (b) 21. b., 71.05 (6) (b) 23., 71.05 (6) (b) 33., 71.05 (6) (b) 43., 71.05 (6) (b) 43. a., 71.05 (6) (b) 43. b., 71.05 (6) (b) 43. c., 71.05 (6) (b) 44., 71.05 (6) (b) 47m., 71.05 (6) (b) 50., 71.05 (11), 71.05 (12) (b) 2., 71.05 (12) (c) 2., 71.05 (16), 71.05 (17), 71.05 (18), 71.05 (22) (c), 71.05 (22) (d), 71.05 (22) (dm), 71.05 (22) (ds), 71.05 (23) (a), 71.05 (24), 71.05 (26) (b), 71.05 (26) (e), 71.06 (1), 71.06 (1m), 71.06 (1n), 71.06 (1p), 71.06 (1q), 71.06 (2) (a), 71.06 (2) (b), 71.06 (2) (c), 71.06 (2) (d), 71.06 (2) (e), 71.06 (2) (f), 71.06 (2) (g), 71.06 (2) (h), 71.06 (2) (i), 71.06 (2) (j), 71.06 (2e) (a), 71.06 (2e) (b), 71.07 (2dm), 71.07 (2dx), 71.07 (2dy), 71.07 (3g), 71.07 (3h), 71.07 (3n), 71.07 (3q), 71.07 (3s), 71.07 (3t), 71.07 (4n), 71.07 (5g), 71.07 (5i), 71.07 (5j), 71.07 (5n) (b) 1., 71.07 (5n) (b) 2., 71.07 (5n) (b) 3., 71.07 (5n) (b) 4., 71.07 (5r), 71.07 (5rm), 71.07 (6) (a), 71.07 (6) (am) 2. a., 71.07 (6) (am) 2. b., 71.07 (6) (am) 2. c., 71.07 (6m), 71.07 (6n), 71.07 (9) (b) 1., 71.07 (9) (b) 2., 71.07 (9) (b) 4., 71.07 (9m) (a) 1m., 71.07 (9m) (a) 3., 71.07 (9m) (cn), 71.08, 71.09 (11) (f), 71.09 (11) (g), 71.10 (4) (cd), 71.10 (4) (ce), 71.10 (4) (cm), 71.10 (4) (cn), 71.10 (4) (cp), 71.10 (4) (cq), 71.10 (4) (eu), 71.10 (4) (f), 71.10 (4) (gb), 71.10 (4) (gbb), 71.10 (4) (gbm), 71.10 (4) (gc), 71.10 (4) (grb), 71.10 (4) (grd), 71.10 (4) (gu), 71.10 (4) (gv), 71.10 (4) (gxx), 71.10 (5e), 71.10 (5fm), 71.10 (5h), 71.21 (3), 71.21 (4) (a) 1., 71.21 (4) (a) 2., 71.21 (4) (a) 3., 71.21 (4) (a) 4., 71.21 (4) (a) 5., 71.21 (4) (a) 6., 71.21 (4) (a) 7., 71.21 (4) (a) 8., 71.21 (4) (a) 9., 71.21 (4) (a) 14., 71.21 (4) (a) 16., 71.21 (4) (a) 18., 71.21 (4) (a) 19., 71.21 (4) (a) 21., 71.21 (4) (a) 22., 71.21 (4) (a) 23., 71.22 (4) (j), 71.22 (4) (k), 71.22 (4) (L), 71.22 (4) (m), 71.22 (4m) (j), 71.22 (4m) (k), 71.22 (4m) (L), 71.22 (4m) (m), 71.22 (5g), 71.22 (5m) (b), 71.23 (3) (am) 4., 71.25 (6) (a), 71.25 (6) (b), 71.25 (6) (c), 71.25 (6) (e), 71.25 (6m) (a) 1., 71.25 (6m) (b) 1., 71.25 (6m) (c) 1., 71.25 (7), 71.25 (8), 71.25 (10) (b) 1., 71.25 (11), 71.25 (14), 71.255 (10), 71.26 (2) (a) 2. a., 71.26 (2) (a) 2. b., 71.26 (2) (a) 2. d., 71.26 (2) (a) 2. e., 71.26 (2) (a) 3., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. a., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. b., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. c., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. d., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. e., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. f., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. g., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. h., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. m., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. o., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. p., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. r., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. s., 71.26 (2) (a) 4. t., 71.26 (2) (b) 10., 71.26 (2) (b) 11., 71.26 (3) (n) 1., 71.26 (3) (n) 2., 71.26 (3) (n) 3., 71.26 (3) (n) 5., 71.26 (3) (n) 6., 71.26 (3) (q), 71.26 (3) (y), 71.26 (3) (ym), 71.28 (1), 71.28 (1dm), 71.28 (1dx), 71.28 (1dy), 71.28 (3), 71.28 (3g), 71.28 (3h), 71.28 (3n), 71.28 (3q), 71.28 (3t), 71.28 (4) (am), 71.28 (4m), 71.28 (5), 71.28 (5g), 71.28 (5i), 71.28 (5j), 71.28 (5n) (b) 1., 71.28 (5n) (b) 2., 71.28 (5n) (b) 3., 71.28 (5n) (b) 4., 71.28 (5r), 71.28 (5rm), 71.28 (6) (a) 1m., 71.28 (6) (a) 3., 71.28 (6) (cn), 71.28 (6n), 71.29 (7) (d), 71.30 (3) (b), 71.30 (3) (bb), 71.30 (3) (bm), 71.30 (3) (cd), 71.30 (3) (ce), 71.30 (3) (cn), 71.30 (3) (d), 71.30 (3) (db), 71.30 (3) (dm), 71.30 (3) (dp), 71.30 (3) (ds), 71.30 (3) (e), 71.30 (3) (ei), 71.30 (3) (eL), 71.30 (3) (ema), 71.30 (3) (eon), 71.30 (3) (epa), 71.34 (1g) (j), 71.34 (1g) (k), 71.34 (1g) (L), 71.34 (1g) (m), 71.34 (1k) (e), 71.34 (1k) (g) 1., 71.34 (1k) (g) 2., 71.34 (1k) (g) 3., 71.34 (1k) (g) 4., 71.34 (1k) (g) 5., 71.34 (1k) (g) 6., 71.34 (1k) (g) 7., 71.34 (1k) (g) 8., 71.34 (1k) (g) 9., 71.34 (1k) (g) 14., 71.34 (1k) (g) 16., 71.34 (1k) (g) 18., 71.34 (1k) (g) 19., 71.34 (1k) (g) 21., 71.34 (1k) (g) 22., 71.34 (1k) (g) 23., 71.34 (1k) (n), 71.34 (1m) (b), 71.34 (1u), 71.365 (3), 71.42 (2) (j), 71.42 (2) (k), 71.42 (2) (L), 71.42 (2) (m), 71.42 (2p), 71.45 (1) (b), 71.45 (1) (c), 71.45 (2) (a) 7., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. a., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. b., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. c., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. d., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. e., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. f., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. g., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. k., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. m., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. n., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. p., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. q., 71.45 (2) (a) 10. r., 71.45 (2) (a) 10a. a., 71.45 (2) (a) 10a. b., 71.45 (2) (a) 10a. d., 71.45 (2) (a) 10a. e., 71.45 (2) (a) 10b., 71.45 (2) (a) 13., 71.45 (2) (a) 19., 71.45 (3d) (a), 71.45 (3d) (b), 71.45 (3e) (a) 1., 71.45 (3e) (b) 1., 71.45 (3e) (c) 1., 71.47 (1), 71.47 (1dm), 71.47 (1dx), 71.47 (1dy), 71.47 (3), 71.47 (3g), 71.47 (3h), 71.47 (3n), 71.47 (3q), 71.47 (3t), 71.47 (4) (am), 71.47 (4m), 71.47 (5), 71.47 (5g), 71.47 (5i), 71.47 (5j), 71.47 (5r), 71.47 (5rm), 71.47 (6) (a) 1m., 71.47 (6) (a) 3., 71.47 (6) (cn), 71.47 (6n), 71.49 (1) (b), 71.49 (1) (bb), 71.49 (1) (bm), 71.49 (1) (cd), 71.49 (1) (ce), 71.49 (1) (cn), 71.49 (1) (d), 71.49 (1) (db), 71.49 (1) (dm), 71.49 (1) (dp), 71.49 (1) (ds), 71.49 (1) (e), 71.49 (1) (ei), 71.49 (1) (eL), 71.49 (1) (ema), 71.49 (1) (eon), 71.49 (1) (epa), 71.49 (1) (es), 71.54 (1) (a), 71.54 (1) (b), 71.54 (1) (c), 71.54 (1) (d), 71.54 (1) (e), 71.54 (1) (f), 71.54 (2) (b) 1., 71.54 (2) (b) 2., 71.54 (2) (b) 3., 71.54 (2m), 71.64 (9) (b) 1., 71.64 (9) (b) 2., 71.775 (4) (L), 71.80 (24), 71.805, 71.85 (3), 71.93 (8) (b) 3., 73.03 (35), 73.03 (35m), 73.03 (71), 73.03 (73), 73.15, 76.635, 76.636, 76.637, 76.655, 77.54 (67), 77.68, 229.8257 (2) (b), 238.16, 238.23, 238.30 (6), 238.30 (7) (a), 238.30 (7) (b), 238.30 (7) (c), 238.30 (7) (d), 238.301, 238.302, 238.303, 238.304, 238.3045, 238.305, 238.306, 238.31, 238.315, 238.32, 238.325, 238.335, 238.34, 238.345, 238.35, 238.363, 238.365, 238.368, 238.37, 238.38, 238.385, 238.395, 238.397, 238.398 and 255.054; to renumber 71.04 (4m) (a) 2., 71.04 (4m) (b) 2., 71.04 (4m) (c) 2., 71.04 (8) (b) 2., 71.05 (6) (b) 21. c., 71.07 (9) (b) 5., 71.07 (9m) (a) 2m., 71.22 (5m) (a), 71.25 (6m) (a) 2., 71.25 (6m) (b) 2., 71.25 (6m) (c) 2., 71.25 (10) (b) 2., 71.28 (6) (a) 2m., 71.34 (1m) (a), 71.45 (3d) (c), 71.45 (3e) (a) 2., 71.45 (3e) (b) 2., 71.45 (3e) (c) 2., 71.47 (6) (a) 2m. and 71.54 (1) (g); to renumber and amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.07 (5n) (b) (intro.), 71.21 (4) (a), 71.26 (2) (a) 2., 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.26 (3) (n), 71.28 (5n) (b) (intro.), 71.34 (1k) (g), 71.45 (2) (a) 10., 71.64 (9) (b) (intro.) and 238.30 (7) (e); to consolidate, renumber and amend 71.04 (4) (intro.) and (d), 71.05 (12) (b) (intro.) and 1., 71.05 (12) (c) (intro.) and 1., 71.07 (6) (am) 2. (intro.) and d., 71.25 (6) (intro.) and (d), 71.26 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) and c., 71.26 (3) (n) (intro.) and 4., 71.45 (2) (a) 10a. (intro.) and c. and 71.54 (2) (b) (intro.) and 4.; to amend 20.566 (1) (hp), 71.01 (13), 71.04 (1) (a), 71.05 (6) (b) 9m., 71.05 (6) (b) 28. a., 71.05 (6) (b) 28. h., 71.05 (6) (b) 32. a., 71.05 (6) (b) 43. (intro.), 71.05 (6) (b) 43. f., 71.05 (22) (f) 2m., 71.05 (23) (c), 71.05 (25) (a) 2., 71.05 (25m) (b), 71.05 (26) (c), 71.05 (26) (f), 71.06 (2s) (d), 71.07 (3g) (a) (intro.), 71.07 (3n) (b) 1., 71.07 (3n) (b) 2., 71.07 (3w) (a) 5., 71.07 (3w) (b) (intro.), 71.07 (3w) (bm) 1., 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2., 71.07 (3w) (bm) 3., 71.07 (3w) (bm) 4., 71.07 (3w) (bm) 5., 71.07 (3wm) (b) (intro.), 71.07 (3wm) (bm), 71.07 (3y) (b) (intro.), 71.07 (3y) (d) 2., 71.07 (4k) (b) 1., 71.07 (4k) (b) 2., 71.07 (4k) (b) 3., 71.07 (4k) (b) 4. b., 71.07 (4k) (b) 5. b., 71.07 (4k) (b) 6. b., 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. (intro.), 71.07 (5i) (b), 71.07 (5j) (b), 71.07 (6e) (c) 2., 71.07 (8b) (b), 71.07 (9m) (c) (intro.), 71.07 (9m) (h), 71.10 (5s) (a), 71.10 (5s) (b), 71.10 (5s) (c), 71.10 (5s) (d) 1., 71.10 (5s) (d) 4., 71.10 (5s) (d) 5., 71.10 (5s) (e), 71.125 (1), 71.125 (2), 71.17 (6), 71.22 (11), 71.25 (16), 71.255 (6) (c) 1., 71.28 (3g) (a) (intro.), 71.28 (4) (ad) 1., 71.28 (4) (ad) 2., 71.28 (4) (ad) 3., 71.28 (4) (ad) 4. b., 71.28 (4) (ad) 5. b., 71.28 (4) (ad) 6. b., 71.28 (6) (c) (intro.), 71.28 (6) (h), 71.30 (3) (f), 71.45 (2) (a) 10b., 71.47 (3) (c) 7., 71.47 (3g) (a) (intro.), 71.47 (4) (ad) 1., 71.47 (4) (ad) 2., 71.47 (4) (ad) 3., 71.47 (4) (ad) 4. b., 71.47 (4) (ad) 5. b., 71.47 (4) (ad) 6. b., 71.47 (6) (c) (intro.), 71.47 (6) (h), 71.49 (1) (f), 71.64 (9) (b), 71.67 (5) (a), 71.67 (5m), 71.745 (3) (a), 71.77 (3), 71.77 (5), 71.775 (4) (cm) (intro.), 71.88 (2) (b), 71.98 (9), 73.03 (35), 73.03 (35m), 76.637 (1), 76.637 (2), 76.637 (3), 76.637 (4), 76.67 (2), 229.8257 (1), 238.12 (1), 238.17 (3) (a), 238.28 and 238.30 (intro.); to create 71.45 (2) (a) 10. b. of the statutes; Relating to: repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions. 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Sponsored By: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Sen Bill 529Franchise -- TaxationIncome tax -- CreditSunsetTaxation

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15 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 9 costs, 1 mixed.

Joint filers get capped earnings credit

Married couples filing jointly can claim a Wisconsin credit worth 3% of the lower-earning spouse's earned income. The annual credit is capped at $480. Neither spouse can reduce gross income under federal tax code section 911 or 931 and claim this credit.

Production businesses get 7.5% tax credit

For tax years beginning after December 31, 2015, the production credit equals 7.5% of eligible qualified production activities income. This replaces the earlier provision listing several percentages. For individual business claimants, the credit cannot exceed Wisconsin income tax imposed under section 71.02. The applicable production-credit limits also apply to corporate claims.

Many business tax credits end

The law repeals many corporate, insurer income-tax, and business development credits. It also removes related credits from combined-group tax calculations and the jobs credit from an insurer estimated-payment calculation. Businesses lose tax breaks authorized only by the repealed provisions as the repeals take effect. Existing sunset and carryforward rights remain protected where the law expressly preserves them.

Multistate corporations use sales-based income rules

Corporations operating inside and outside Wisconsin use a sales-based income split when allocation and separate accounting are unavailable. The calculation first deducts specified income assigned by property location or the recipient's residence. The sales factor then assigns remaining net income to Wisconsin. This can raise or lower Wisconsin taxable income depending on the corporation's circumstances.

Households can combine two tax credits

You can claim Wisconsin's section 71.07(6e) credit even when you or your spouse claims the section 71.07(3m) credit. Both claims can cover the same tax year. The bar still applies if either spouse claims a section 71.07(9), subchapter VIII, or subchapter IX credit that year. The supplied text does not identify these credits' purposes or amounts.

Businesses can count more research expenses

The law removes compensation exclusions from specified Wisconsin research-credit calculations for individual business claimants, corporations, and insurers. Eligible claimants can count the affected compensation as research expenses, potentially increasing their credits. Research must be conducted in Wisconsin, and the expenses must qualify for the applicable credit. Some affected calculations cover tax years beginning before January 1, 2015.

Tax relief for outside disaster businesses

Out-of-state businesses get favorable income-apportionment treatment for qualifying disaster relief work in Wisconsin. Temporarily brought-in property, pay to out-of-state employees doing that work, and receipts from the work are excluded from specified measures. These exclusions limit how the work increases income assigned to Wisconsin for tax purposes.

Smaller work expense subtraction for households

The law narrows the Wisconsin subtraction for employment-related expenses claimed under federal tax code section 21. Only the amount allowed under the remaining state provision applies. Nonresidents and part-year residents prorate it based on their share of specified income taxed by Wisconsin. A smaller subtraction can mean a higher state tax bill.

Two household tax credits end

The law repeals two individual income tax credits under Wisconsin sections 71.07(4n) and 71.07(5g). People who qualified lose those tax breaks when the repeals take effect. The supplied text does not identify the credits' purposes, eligibility rules, or dollar amounts.

Winners face highest-rate tax withholding

Race sponsors and managers withhold Wisconsin tax from pari-mutuel winnings over $1,000 at the highest individual income-tax rate. Buyers of lottery-prize assignments use the same rate when withholding from their payments. Withholding reduces the money recipients receive upfront; it does not itself increase their final tax bill. The supplied text does not state the rate.

Pass-through businesses must pay four installments

Pass-through entities subject to Wisconsin's section 71.775(2) withholding tax must make estimated withholding payments in four installments. The law removes an exception to that requirement. Affected entities must plan for these payments, which can change when money is available to businesses and owners.

Taxpayers lose temporary donation checkoffs

The law repeals the income-tax donation checkoff under section 71.10(5fm) and removes its exception from the temporary-checkoff ban. Temporary individual income-tax checkoffs are no longer allowed. Taxpayers lose that donation option, and its beneficiaries lose that route for receiving contributions.

Stadium fund loses football donation revenue

Football donation revenue is removed from the sources deposited into the district's stadium maintenance and operating fund. The fund loses that designated revenue source. The supplied text does not say where the money goes instead or establish any change to household costs.

Businesses face limits on credit use

Specified enterprise-zone, research, and related business credits can offset income tax under Wisconsin section 71.02, not section 71.08 tax. Claimants must still qualify for each credit. The same tax-use restriction applies to the development corporation's credit allocations under section 234.45 for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. That allocated credit cannot exceed section 71.02 tax owed.

Insurers lose credits against state fees

The law repeals four provisions that authorize credits against Wisconsin insurer fees. Insurers lose those fee reductions as the repeals take effect. The supplied text does not establish whether insurers pass any added cost to policyholders.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara

    Republican • Senate

  • Howard Marklein

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Nass

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Lindee Brill

    Republican • House

  • Robert Brooks

    Republican • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Adam Neylon

    Republican • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • William Penterman

    Republican • House

  • Jim Piwowarczyk

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

  • Robert Wittke

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 0

House vote • 1/13/2026

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 99, Noes 0

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 11/18/2025

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Published 3-28-2026

    3/27/2026Senate
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 118

    3/27/2026Senate
  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

    3/26/2026Senate
  4. Report correctly enrolled

    1/16/2026Senate
  5. LRB correction

    1/16/2026Senate
  6. LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

    1/16/2026Senate
  7. Received from Assembly concurred in

    1/14/2026Senate
  8. Ordered immediately messaged

    1/13/2026House
  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 99, Noes 0

    1/13/2026House
  10. Rules suspended

    1/13/2026House
  11. Ordered to a third reading

    1/13/2026House
  12. Read a second time

    1/13/2026House
  13. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    1/13/2026House
  14. Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

    1/8/2026House
  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    1/7/2026House
  16. Received from Senate

    11/19/2025House
  17. Ordered immediately messaged

    11/18/2025Senate
  18. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

    11/18/2025Senate
  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

    11/18/2025Senate
  20. Ordered to a third reading

    11/18/2025Senate
  21. Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

    11/18/2025Senate
  22. Referred to joint committee on Finance

    11/18/2025Senate
  23. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    11/18/2025Senate
  24. Read a second time

    11/18/2025Senate
  25. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

    11/14/2025Senate

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