Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB 176
Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Wimberger (Republican)
- Tomczyk (Republican)
- Testin (Republican)
- Stafsholt (Republican)
- Ratcliff (Democratic)
- Pfaff (Democratic)
- Keyeski (Democratic)
- James (Republican)
- Feyen (Republican)
- Bradley (Republican)
- Quinn (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Nov 12, 2025 Senate | Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Sep 19, 2025 Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Action ordered immediately messaged - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13 - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Ordered immediately messaged - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read a second time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Received from Senate - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13 - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 rejected - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
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 - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4 - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) - Nov 12, 2025 · Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3 - Oct 23, 2025 · Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested - Sep 19, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Sep 19, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1 - Sep 18, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken - Jun 10, 2025 · Senate
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received - Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
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