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WI AB 280

enacted

Relating to: workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 280 pass?

Yes. WI AB 280 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-12-10): Published 12-10-2025

What is WI AB 280 about?

WI AB 280 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 280?

VanderMeer, Sheehan, O'Connor and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 280, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-05-30
Latest action
2025-12-10 — Published 12-10-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • VanderMeerprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Feyencosponsor
  • Markleincosponsor
  • Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
  • Habush Sinykincosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-10

    Published 12-10-2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 78

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-11-19

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

    enrolled

  5. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  6. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  7. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. 2025-11-18

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  11. 2025-11-18

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2025-11-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. 2025-11-14

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

  16. 2025-10-08

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2025-10-08

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-10-08

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-10-07

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2025-10-07

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2025-10-07

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 4

    passage,reading-3

  22. 2025-10-07

    Rules suspended

  23. 2025-10-07

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  24. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-10-07

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-10-07

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  27. 2025-10-06

    Representatives Fitzgerald, Spaude and Miresse added as coauthors

  28. 2025-10-03

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

    referral

  29. 2025-09-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-09-15

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-09-15

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-09-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  33. 2025-09-04

    Executive action taken

  34. 2025-08-27

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  35. 2025-08-26

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2025-08-21

    Public hearing held

  37. 2025-07-22

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  38. 2025-07-10

    Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

  39. 2025-06-24

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  40. 2025-06-18

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  41. 2025-06-09

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  42. 2025-06-09

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  43. 2025-05-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  44. 2025-05-30

    Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, O'Connor, Sheehan and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin and Spreitzer

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-09-15 · pass · 10-0

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

    2025-09-15 · pass · 10-0

  • PASSAGE

    2025-10-07 · pass · 92-4

    Member-level votes (96)
    • ALLEN: 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: no
    • 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: no
    • 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: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • 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
    • 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

    2025-11-14 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2025-11-18 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIRCH: yes

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