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WI AB 38

in committee

Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 38 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 38 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 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 38 about?

WI AB 38 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 38?

Wichgers, Tranel, Tittl and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 38.

Introduced
2025-02-17
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tranelprimary
  • Tittlprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Tuslerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-17

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Green, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tittl, Tranel and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Bradley, Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-17

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-18

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-02-28

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-07-02

    Representative Melotik added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-08-18

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-08-21

    Public hearing held

  8. 2025-09-04

    Executive action taken

  9. 2025-09-15

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-09-15

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-09-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  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. 2026-01-13

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  16. 2026-01-14

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tusler

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2026-01-14

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  18. 2026-01-15

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-01-15

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Clancy

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2026-01-15

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 52, Noes 42

    amendment-deferral,deferral

  21. 2026-01-15

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  22. 2026-01-15

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  23. 2026-01-15

    Rules suspended

  24. 2026-01-15

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 33, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  25. 2026-01-15

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. 2026-01-16

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  27. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  28. 2026-01-16

    Available for scheduling

  29. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Substitute 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 8, Noes 2

    2025-09-15 · pass · 8-2

  • Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 52, Noes 42

    2026-01-15 · pass · 52-42

  • PASSAGE

    2026-01-15 · pass · 61-33

    Member-level votes (94)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

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