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WI AB 657

enacted

Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 657 pass?

Yes. WI AB 657 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Published 4-3-2026

What is WI AB 657 about?

WI AB 657 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 657?

Udell, Neylon, Mursau and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 657.

Introduced
2025-11-19
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Udellprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Franklinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-02

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 165

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-01

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-18

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  6. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 30, Noes 3

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-03-17

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors

  13. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. 2026-03-16

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

  15. 2026-02-16

    Available for scheduling

  16. 2026-02-16

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-02-16

    Executive action taken

  18. 2026-02-13

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-13

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2026-02-12

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2026-02-12

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 6

    passage,reading-3

  22. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended

  23. 2026-02-12

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  24. 2026-02-12

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  25. 2026-02-12

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-02-10

    Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules

  27. 2026-02-10

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    receipt

  28. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  29. 2026-02-06

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  30. 2026-02-06

    Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-02-04

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-02-04

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-02-04

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-02-04

    Executive action taken

  35. 2026-01-29

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2026-01-12

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin

    amendment-introduction

  37. 2026-01-08

    Public hearing held

  38. 2025-12-17

    Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor

  39. 2025-12-08

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  40. 2025-12-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  41. 2025-11-21

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  42. 2025-11-19

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  43. 2025-11-19

    Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Behnke, Callahan, Gustafson, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon and Udell; cosponsored by Senator Feyen

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0

  • Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-12 · pass · 92-6

    Member-level votes (98)
    • 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: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • 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: yes
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • 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: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: yes
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: yes
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • 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
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    2026-02-16 · pass · 14-0

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-03-17 · pass · 30-3

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • LARSON: no
    • WIRCH: no

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