WI SB 176
deadRelating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WI SB 176 pass?
No. WI SB 176 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
What is WI SB 176 about?
WI SB 176 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 176?
Wimberger, Tomczyk, Testin and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 176.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wimbergerprimary
- Tomczykprimary
- Testinprimary
- Stafsholtprimary
- Ratcliffprimary
- Pfaffprimary
- Keyeskiprimary
- Jamesprimary
- Feyenprimary
- Bradleyprimary
- Quinnprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-04-03
Introduced by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Subeck, Swearingen, Tucker, Udell, VanderMeer and Wittke
introduction
2025-04-03
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-14
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
2025-04-22
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-13
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
2025-05-21
Public hearing held
2025-06-10
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
2025-09-18
Executive action taken
2025-09-19
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-19
Available for scheduling
2025-10-23
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
2025-11-12
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3
receipt
2026-01-29
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Executive action taken
2026-02-03
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Available for scheduling
2026-02-09
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-11
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
amendment-introduction
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
Senate Amendment 1 rejected
amendment-failure
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-12
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-02-18
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-19
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield
amendment-introduction
2026-02-19
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-19
Rules suspended
2026-02-19
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-23
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage,receipt
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13
2026-03-17
Action ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-18
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-06
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
executive-veto
2026-05-12
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-05-13
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
2025-09-19 · pass · 7-1
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2025-11-12 · pass · 6-3
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
2026-02-03 · pass · 11-4
PASSAGE
2026-02-11 · pass · 20-13
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAMES: yes
- RATCLIFF: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- KEYESKI: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- NASS: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- PFAFF: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- QUINN: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- JOHNSON: no
- SPREITZER: no
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
- KAPENGA: no
- WALL: no
- DRAKE: no
- LARSON: no
- WIRCH: no
- HABUSH SINYKIN: no
- ROYS: no
- HESSELBEIN: no
- SMITH: no
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED
2026-02-19 · pass · 60-34
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: yes
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: no
- CRUZ: no
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: yes
- DESMIDT: no
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DUCHOW: 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
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: no
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: no
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: no
- MCCARVILLE: no
- MCGUIRE: no
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: yes
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
- 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
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: no
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: no
- SHEEHAN: no
- SINICKI: no
- SNODGRASS: no
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- STUBBS: no
- SUBECK: no
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- TENORIO: no
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: no
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: no
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13
2026-03-17 · pass · 20-13
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