Bill Commons

WI AB 219

enacted

Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-04-23
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Published 4-10-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Swearingenprimary
  • Pronschinskeprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Tranelprimary
  • Novakprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-23

    Introduced by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Armstrong, Donovan, Franklin, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Pronschinske, Swearingen and Gustafson; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Feyen and Tomczyk

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-30

    Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-04-30

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-05-06

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2025-06-16

    Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Ways and Means pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-09-04

    Public hearing held

  8. 2025-10-16

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

    amendment-introduction

  9. 2025-11-05

    Executive action taken

  10. 2025-11-07

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-11-07

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-11-07

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-11-07

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  15. 2025-11-20

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-11-20

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-11-20

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-12-03

    Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-12-12

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  20. 2026-01-05

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  21. 2026-01-06

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2026-01-08

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  23. 2026-01-08

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  24. 2026-01-09

    Representative DeSanto added as a coauthor

  25. 2026-01-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-01-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  27. 2026-01-13

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  28. 2026-01-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  29. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended

  30. 2026-01-13

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

  31. 2026-01-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. 2026-01-14

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  33. 2026-01-14

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  34. 2026-01-14

    Available for scheduling

  35. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  36. 2026-01-16

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  37. 2026-01-21

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  38. 2026-01-21

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  39. 2026-01-21

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  40. 2026-01-21

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  41. 2026-01-21

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

    passage,reading-3

  42. 2026-01-21

    Ordered immediately messaged

  43. 2026-01-22

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  44. 2026-01-26

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2026

    enrolled

  45. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  46. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 242

    executive-signature

  47. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-10-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2025-11-07 · pass · 9-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2025-11-07 · pass · 9-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    2025-11-20 · pass · 14-0

  • Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    2025-11-20 · pass · 14-0

  • PASSAGE

    2026-01-13 · pass · 99-0

    Member-level votes (99)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: yes
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: yes
    • CRUZ: yes
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: yes
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: yes
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: yes
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: yes
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: yes
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: yes
    • SNODGRASS: yes
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: yes
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • TENORIO: yes
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-01-16 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-01-21 · pass · 32-1

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIRCH: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • KAPENGA: no

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