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WI AB 494

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Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 494 pass?

No. WI AB 494 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 494 about?

WI AB 494 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 494?

Kitchens, Subeck, Steffen and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 494.

Introduced
2025-10-09
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kitchensprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Zimmermanprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Swearingenprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Bornprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Callahanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Armstrong, Born, Knodl, Melotik, Swearingen, Wittke, Zimmerman, Dittrich, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck and Kitchens; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Felzkowski and Wanggaard

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-14

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-10-17

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-11-12

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-11-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-01-08

    Executive action taken

  8. 2026-01-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-01-14

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-14

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules

  11. 2026-01-20

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  12. 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

    2026-01-14 · pass · 10-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab494

Attribution

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