WI SB 12
deadRelating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 12 pass?
No. WI SB 12 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI SB 12 about?
WI SB 12 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 12?
Ratcliff, Quinn, Marklein and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 12, joined by 35 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Ratcliffprimary
- Quinnprimary
- Markleinprimary
- Jamesprimary
- Hesselbeinprimary
- Feyenprimary
- Dassler-Alfheimprimary
- Carpenterprimary
- Cabral-Guevaraprimary
- Wanggaardprimary
- Neyloncosponsor
- Spiroscosponsor
- Andersoncosponsor
- Andracacosponsor
- Armstrongcosponsor
- Behnkecosponsor
- Billingscosponsor
- Browncosponsor
- Callahancosponsor
- DeSmidtcosponsor
- Dittrichcosponsor
- Emersoncosponsor
- Fitzgeraldcosponsor
- Goodwincosponsor
- Hongcosponsor
- Joerscosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Maxeycosponsor
- Mayadevcosponsor
- Melotikcosponsor
- Miressecosponsor
- Moore Omokundecosponsor
- Mosescosponsor
- Mursaucosponsor
- Ortiz-Velezcosponsor
- Snodgrasscosponsor
- Stroudcosponsor
- Stubbscosponsor
- Subeckcosponsor
- Tenoriocosponsor
- Tuslercosponsor
- Viningcosponsor
- Wichgerscosponsor
- Goebencosponsor
- Palmericosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2025-10-24
Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
2025-10-21
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
2025-06-17
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received
receipt
2025-06-13
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
2025-06-12
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
2025-06-11
Available for scheduling
2025-06-11
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-11
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
amendment-passage
2025-06-11
Executive action taken
2025-06-10
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
2025-05-21
Public hearing held
2025-04-29
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
2025-04-15
Representative Prado added as a cosponsor
2025-04-14
Representative Roe added as a cosponsor
2025-03-27
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
2025-02-27
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
amendment-introduction
2025-02-12
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-02-03
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Quinn and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Spiros, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Maxey, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tusler, Vining, Wichgers, Goeben and Palmeri
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Votes
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2025-06-11 · pass · 8-0
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2025-06-11 · pass · 8-0
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