# Wisconsin SB69: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)

Wisconsin SB69, An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dan Feyen (Republican), Rob Hutton (Republican) and 1 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin SB69
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dan Feyen (Republican), Rob Hutton (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Subjects: Sen Bill 69, Income tax -- Deduction, Legislature -- Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Teacher
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (33 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report concurrence as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-02-03: Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-22: Received from Senate (House)
- 2026-01-21: Ordered immediately messaged (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senators Roys and Ratcliff added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Rules suspended to give bill its third reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate Amendment 1 adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read a second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) (Senate)
- 2025-11-12: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2025-10-23: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested (Senate)
- 2025-09-19: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2025-09-19: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2025-09-19: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2025-09-18: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2025-08-28: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Representatives Fitzgerald and Roe added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced by Senators Feyen, Dassler-Alfheim, Hutton and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Bare, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Goodwin, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck, Johnson and Prado (Senate)

## Bill text

- Senate Amendment 1, 2025-09-19: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB69-SA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB69-SA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB69), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB69.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Senate Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB69-SA1)
- [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB69-SA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB69)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB69.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB69-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).