Assembly Bill 884
Who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film production services credit
Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Amusement, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Purchasing, Government, Retirement: Private plans, Revenue, Department of
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 2, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 16, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 19, 2026
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 174
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 2, 2026: “Published 4-3-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 880. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Taxation Retirement Current law allows an individual to claim an income tax subtraction for the amount of the payments or distributions received each year from a qualified retirement plan or from an individual retirement account. The amount may not exceed $24,000 in any taxable year for an individual taxpayer or $48,000 in a taxable year for spouses filing a joint return. An individual or couple who claims the subtraction for a taxable year may not claim any state income tax credit under current law for that same taxable year. Under the bill, in addition to being prohibited from claiming any state income tax credit for the taxable year, the individual or couple may not claim the unused amount of any such credit in a subsequent taxable year. The bill also makes technical changes to the subtraction.
Film production tax credit Under current law, a film production company may claim an income and franchise tax credit equal to 30 percent of the salary or wages paid to its employees in this state for services rendered to produce a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production in this state. The total amount of the credit may not exceed the first $250,000 of salary or wages paid to each of the claimant’s employees in the taxable year. However, if the claimant’s budgeted production expenditures for that year are $1,000,000 or more, the salaries or wages paid to the claimant’s two highest-paid employees may not be used to claim the credit. Under the bill, a claimant may not use the salary or wages paid to the claimant’s two highest-paid employees in the taxable year to claim the credit if the claimant actual production expenditures for that year are $1,000,000 or more. The bill also makes technical changes to the the film production credit and the film production company investment credit.
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Purchasing Under current law, if contractual services are purchased by the Department of Administration or an agent of DOA—typically another state agency—that would require an individual performing the services to have access to federal tax information received directly from the federal Internal Revenue Service or from a source that is authorized by the IRS, a background check must be performed on each individual performing the services. Under the bill, the Department of Revenue may be an agent of DOA for the purchase of such contractual services.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
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 to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 0 · Feb 4, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage 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, 88 to 5 · Feb 19, 2026 · 6 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (88)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Andrew Hysell (D, 48)
- Angelina Cruz (D, 62)
- Ann Roe (D, 44)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Ben DeSmidt (D, 65)
- Ben Franklin (R, 88)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Brent Jacobson (R, 87)
- Brienne Brown (D, 43)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Duke Tucker (R, 75)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Piwowarczyk (R, 98)
- Joan Fitzgerald (D, 46)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen DeSanto (D, 40)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Karen Kirsch (D, 7)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lindee Brill (R, 27)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Margaret Arney (D, 18)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Maureen McCarville (D, 42)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Randy Udell (D, 47)
- Renuka Mayadev (D, 77)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Kreibich (R, 28)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Russell Goodwin (D, 12)
- Ryan Spaude (D, 89)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Sequanna Taylor (D, 11)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Vinnie Miresse (D, 71)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (5)
- Angelito Tenorio (D, 14)
- Christian Phelps (D, 93)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
Didn't vote (6)
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D, 90)
- Angela Stroud (D, 73)
- Joe Sheehan (D, 26)
- Priscilla Prado (D, 9)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Tara Johnson (D, 96)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Mar 11, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Mar 11, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Mar 17, 2026
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 2, 2026
The new law was published.
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Apr 2, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 174.
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Apr 1, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 17, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 17, 2026
The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.
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Mar 11, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Mar 11, 2026
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 11, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Mar 10, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
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Feb 23, 2026
The Senate received it.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Assembly passed it, 88 to 5.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 4, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Jan 21, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 16, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 16, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kaufert and Bare; cosponsored by Senators Testin and Pfaff
- Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:30 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kaufert
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 5
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)
- Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026
- Apr 1, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
- Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 174
- Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly
Published 4-3-2026
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote