Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 494

Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Kitchens (Republican)
• Subeck (Democratic)
• Steffen (Republican)
• Piwowarczyk (Republican)
• Penterman (Republican)
• Mursau (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Kreibich (Republican)
• B. Jacobson (Republican)
• Dittrich (Republican)
• Zimmerman (Republican)
• Wittke (Republican)
• Swearingen (Republican)
• Melotik (Republican)
• Knodl (Republican)
• Born (Republican)
• Armstrong (Republican)
• Callahan (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Jan 20, 2026 · House
  Laid on the table
• Jan 14, 2026 · House
  Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
• Jan 14, 2026 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Jan 14, 2026 · House
  Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
• Jan 8, 2026 · House
  Executive action taken
• Nov 18, 2025 · House
  Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
• Nov 12, 2025 · House
  Public hearing held
• Oct 17, 2025 · House
  Fiscal estimate received
• Oct 14, 2025 · House
  Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
• Oct 9, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
• Oct 9, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Armstrong, Born, Knodl, Melotik, Swearingen, Wittke, Zimmerman, Dittrich, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck and Kitchens; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Felzkowski and Wanggaard