WI AB 219

enacted

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 219 pass?

Yes. WI AB 219 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-10-2026

What is WI AB 219 about?

WI AB 219 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 219?

Gustafson, Swearingen, Pronschinske and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 219, joined by 3 cosponsors.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-09
Published 4-10-2026
became-law
2026-04-09
Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 242
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-01-26
Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2026
enrolled
2026-01-22
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-01-21
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-21
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
passage,reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-01-21
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-21
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-21
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
2026-01-16
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-01-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-01-14
Available for scheduling
2026-01-14
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-01-13
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-13
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0
passage,reading-3
2026-01-13
Rules suspended
2026-01-13
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-13
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage
2026-01-13
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage
2026-01-13
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-09
Representative DeSanto added as a coauthor
2026-01-08
Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor
2026-01-08
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-06
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak
amendment-introduction
2026-01-05
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
2025-12-12
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-12-03
Representative Bare added as a coauthor
2025-11-20
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-11-20
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-20
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-12
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
2025-11-07
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2025-11-07
Referred to joint committee on Finance
referral-committee
2025-11-07
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-07
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-05
Executive action taken
2025-10-16
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak
amendment-introduction
2025-09-04
Public hearing held
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
2025-05-06
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-04-30
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
2025-04-30
Senator Testin added as a cosponsor
2025-04-23
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
reading-1,referral-committee
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

Versions

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1Compare
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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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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab219

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