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WI AB 185

in committee

Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 185 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 185 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 185 about?

WI AB 185 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 185?

Sheehan, Johnson, Rivera-Wagner and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 185.

Introduced
2025-04-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Sheehanprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Rivera-Wagnerprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Tranelprimary
  • Billingsprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Duchowprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Kitchensprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

  2. 2025-11-20

    Available for scheduling

  3. 2025-11-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  4. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  5. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  8. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  9. 2025-11-19

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  10. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  12. 2025-11-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-11-12

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  15. 2025-11-11

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-11-11

    Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0.

    receipt

  17. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  18. 2025-11-07

    Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-05-19

    Senator Larson added as a cosponsor

  20. 2025-05-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-05-08

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-08

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-05-07

    Executive action taken

  24. 2025-04-30

    Public hearing held

  25. 2025-04-30

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2025-04-30

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  27. 2025-04-25

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  28. 2025-04-23

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-04-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  30. 2025-04-15

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Duchow, Melotik, Kreibich, Brown, Billings, Tranel, Mursau, O'Connor, Rivera-Wagner, Johnson and Sheehan; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Spreitzer

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-05-08 · pass · 10-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-05-08 · pass · 10-0

  • Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0.

    2025-11-11 · pass · 9-0

  • Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    2025-11-12 · pass · 14-0

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

    2025-11-12 · pass · 14-0

  • PASSAGE

    2025-11-19 · pass · 97-0

    Member-level votes (97)
    • 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
    • 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
    • TENORIO: yes
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

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