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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 1227

An income tax credit for property taxes paid by certain senior citizens and making an appropriation. (FE)

Topics: Income tax: Credit, Property tax, Senior citizen

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 19, 2026

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2026: “Fiscal estimate received”

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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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates a refundable income tax credit equal to 75 percent of the property taxes paid on the principal dwelling of an individual who is at least 65 years of age if the individual’s annual household income is no more than $24,500 and the assessed value of the individual’s principal dwelling is no more than $300,000. An individual who claims a credit under the bill may not claim the school property tax credit, the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit, the farmland preservation credit, or the homestead credit.

Because the credit is refundable, if the amount of the claim for which a claimant is eligible exceeds the claimant’s tax liability, the difference will be paid to the claimant by check.

Who's behind it

Sequanna Taylor, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

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What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2026

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  2. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Mar 19, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  4. Mar 19, 2026

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Taylor

  2. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate