WI AB 245
deadRelating to: modifying the sales and use tax exemption for qualified data centers. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 245 pass?
No. WI AB 245 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 245 about?
WI AB 245 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: modifying the sales and use tax exemption for qualified data centers. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 245?
Wittke, Snyder, Piwowarczyk and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 245.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-02
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wittkeprimary
- Snyderprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Armstrongprimary
- Gustafsonprimary
- Zimmermanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-05-02
Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Gustafson, Armstrong, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Snyder and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Bradley
introduction
2025-05-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-20
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-20
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-09-02
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman
amendment-introduction
2025-10-01
Public hearing held
2025-10-31
Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
2025-11-05
Executive action taken
2025-11-07
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-07
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 6, Noes 3
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-07
Referred to joint committee on Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
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Votes
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2025-11-07 · pass · 6-3
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2025-11-07 · pass · 9-0
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