WI SB 291
deadRelating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WI SB 291 pass?
No. WI SB 291 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 291 about?
WI SB 291 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 291?
Quinn, Nass, James and 3 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 291.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-30
- 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
- Quinnprimary
- Nassprimary
- Jamesprimary
- Feyenprimary
- Cabral-Guevaraprimary
- Markleinprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-30
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James, Nass and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Hurd, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman and Steffen
introduction
2025-05-30
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-17
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-06-25
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-07-10
Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor
2025-08-28
Public hearing held
2025-09-18
Executive action taken
2025-09-19
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-19
Available for scheduling
2025-11-14
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14
passage,reading-3
2025-11-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-19
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-01-16
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-30
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
2026-02-04
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-04
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Made a special order of business at 11:14 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
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, Ayes 63, Noes 31
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-23
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2026-02-26
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-09
Presented to the Governor on 3-9-2026 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)
executive-receipt
2026-03-13
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-13-2026
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 5, Noes 3
2025-09-19 · pass · 5-3
PASSAGE
2025-11-18 · pass · 19-14
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAMES: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- KAPENGA: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- NASS: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- QUINN: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- SMITH: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- JOHNSON: no
- ROYS: no
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
- KEYESKI: no
- SPREITZER: no
- DRAKE: no
- LARSON: no
- WALL: no
- HABUSH SINYKIN: no
- PFAFF: no
- WIRCH: no
- HESSELBEIN: no
- RATCLIFF: no
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
2026-02-04 · pass · 11-4
CONCURRENCE
2026-02-19 · pass · 63-31
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: no
- 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: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: no
- MCCARVILLE: no
- MCGUIRE: no
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: yes
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: no
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
- PALMERI: yes
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: no
- PIWOWARCZYK: yes
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: no
- SHEEHAN: yes
- SINICKI: no
- SNODGRASS: yes
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- STUBBS: no
- SUBECK: no
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- TENORIO: no
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: no
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: yes
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes
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