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WI SB 1185

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Relating to: a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 1185 pass?

No. WI SB 1185 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-30). Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

What is WI SB 1185 about?

WI SB 1185 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 1185?

Roys, Ratcliff, Pfaff and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 1185.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-19

    Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Brown, Emerson, Johnson, Anderson, Clancy, McCarville, Sinicki, Udell and Stubbs

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-19

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  4. 2026-03-30

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

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Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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