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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 177

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE)

Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Sales tax — Exemption

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of diapers and feminine hygiene products.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Brown (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Krug (R) , Miresse (D) , Mursau (R) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Snyder (R) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , Udell (D) , Wichgers (R)

17 cosponsors

Billings (D) , Bradley (R) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Jacque (R) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R) , Wall (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brill, Krug, Behnke, Brown, J. Jacobson, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Snyder, Stroud, Subeck, Tusler, Udell, Wichgers, Stubbs and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Spreitzer and Wall

  2. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  5. Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Drake added as a cosponsor

  6. Dec 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  7. Dec 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  8. Dec 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  9. Jan 15, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  10. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Bradley added as a cosponsor

  11. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  12. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  13. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1