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WI SB 176

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Relating 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

Sponsors

  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Testinprimary
  • Stafsholtprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Quinnprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-14

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-04-22

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-05-13

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-05-21

    Public hearing held

  7. 2025-06-10

    Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-09-18

    Executive action taken

  9. 2025-09-19

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-09-19

    Available for scheduling

  11. 2025-10-23

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  12. 2025-11-12

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3

    receipt

  13. 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

  14. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  15. 2026-02-03

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. 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

  19. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-11

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected

    amendment-failure

  21. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  22. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13

    passage,reading-3

  24. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  26. 2026-02-18

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  28. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  29. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  31. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  32. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  33. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34

    passage,reading-3

  34. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage,receipt

  36. 2026-03-16

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

  37. 2026-03-17

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  38. 2026-03-17

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  39. 2026-03-18

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  40. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  41. 2026-04-06

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

    executive-veto

  42. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  43. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

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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