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WI AB 208

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Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 208 pass?

No. WI AB 208 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 208 about?

WI AB 208 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 208?

Joers, Wittke, VanderMeer and 21 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 208.

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

Sponsors

  • Joersprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • VanderMeerprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Tuckerprimary
  • Swearingenprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • J. Jacobsonprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Summerfieldprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-23

    Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Subeck, Swearingen, Tucker, Udell, VanderMeer, Wittke and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-24

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-04-25

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-04-30

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-04-30

    Public hearing held

  7. 2025-05-07

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-05-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-05-13

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  11. 2025-06-10

    Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  12. 2025-11-07

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

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  14. 2025-11-11

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

    receipt

  15. 2026-01-30

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  17. 2026-02-04

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-04

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  20. 2026-02-19

    Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  21. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2026-02-19

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  23. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-05-08 · pass · 10-0

  • Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    2026-02-04 · pass · 11-4

Related bills

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