Senate Bill 676
Sales and use tax exemption for diapers, undergarments for incontinence, tampons, and sanitary napkins. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 9, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of diapers, undergarments for incontinence, tampons, and sanitary napkins.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 25, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 28, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 15, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 9, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions.
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Jan 9, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 9, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Johnson, Carpenter, Larson and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Sargent, Zamarripa, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Mursau, L. Myers, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, C. Taylor, Vining and Pope
- Jan 9, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Jan 28, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 25, 2020 · Senate
Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate