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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 280

Workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE)

Topics: Business, Day care, Housing, Income tax: Credit

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 10, 2025. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 30, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Oct 7, 2025

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 78

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 10, 2025: “Published 12-10-2025”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 286. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

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

This bill makes adjustments to the workforce housing investment and child care investment awards under the business development tax credit. Under current law, a person may claim tax benefits of an amount equal to up to 15 percent of the person’s investment in workforce housing for employees and up to 15 percent of the person’s investment in establishing an employee child care program for employees. Under current law, such investments may only include capital expenditures made by the person. Under the bill, the investments in workforce housing and child care for which a person may receive tax benefits may include contributions made to a third party for building or rehabilitating workforce housing or establishing a child care program, including contributions made to a local revolving loan fund program. The bill also removes the requirement that the workforce housing and child care program for which a person may receive tax benefits for investing in be for employees.

Who's behind it

12 representatives are its ⁠. 11 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 27 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (15)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · Sep 15, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Sep 15, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 92 to 4 · Oct 7, 2025 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (92)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 14, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Nov 18, 2025

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 10, 2025

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 10, 2025

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 78.

  3. Dec 4, 2025

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Nov 18, 2025

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 18, 2025

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. Nov 18, 2025

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  8. Nov 14, 2025

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  9. Oct 8, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  10. Oct 8, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  11. Oct 7, 2025

    The Senate received it.

  12. Oct 7, 2025

    The Assembly passed it, 92 to 4.

  13. Oct 7, 2025

    The Assembly adopted it.

  14. Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 7, 2025

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Sep 15, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  16. Sep 15, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  17. Aug 27, 2025 to Sep 9, 2025

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  18. Aug 21, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 22, 2025

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  20. Jun 18, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  21. Jun 9, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  22. Jun 9, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  23. May 30, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  24. May 30, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, O'Connor, Sheehan and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin and Spreitzer

  2. May 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  5. Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  7. Jul 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

  8. Jul 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  9. Aug 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Aug 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong

  11. Aug 27, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  12. Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  13. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  14. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  15. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  16. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Oct 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

  18. Oct 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Representatives Fitzgerald, Spaude and Miresse added as coauthors

  19. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  20. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 4

  25. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Oct 7, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  27. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  28. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  29. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  30. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  31. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  32. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  33. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  34. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  35. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  36. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  38. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  39. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  41. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

  42. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  43. Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 78

  44. Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Published 12-10-2025

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary