Assembly Bill 1028
Authorizing counties and municipalities to impose local income taxes on high-income taxpayers and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: County: Taxation, Income tax, Municipality: Taxation, Ordinance, Revenue, Department of
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. The committee's chair at the time was Jerry O'Connor. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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 allows counties and municipalities to impose a local income tax on certain taxpayers by adopting an ordinance and having the ordinance approved by the electors of the county or municipality. Under the bill, a county or municipality may impose a tax on Wisconsin taxable income in excess of $1,000,000 for individuals and married couples who file jointly, or $500,000 for married individuals who file separately, if any of the following conditions are met:
1. The individual, or spouse if married filing jointly, resides in the county or municipality for at least 30 days during the taxable year.
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2. The individual, or spouse if married filing jointly, owns residential property in the county or municipality for at least 30 days during the taxable year.
3. The individual, or spouse if married filing jointly, is physically present for employment purposes in the county or municipality for at least 30 days during the taxable year. If more than one county, or more than one municipality, qualify to tax an individual under this condition, only the county or municipality in which the individual, or spouse, is physically present for the greatest number of days may impose the tax.
The bill requires the county or municipality to specify in the ordinance both the rate of tax and the first taxable year in which the tax will be imposed. The bill specifies that if the ordinance is approved in the spring, the tax may be imposed no earlier than the taxable year in which the ordinance is approved, and if the ordinance is approved in the fall, the tax may be imposed no earlier than the following taxable year.
Under the bill, the local income tax is due on the day the state income tax return is due, without extension. Also, the bill requires that the county or municipality provide a credit for any local income tax paid on the same income to a locality in another state.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (7)
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Phelps, Madison, Tenorio, Rivera-Wagner and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator Larson
- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 10, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
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