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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 900

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Relating to: eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE)

Energy conservation Farmland preservation

  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 disallows a person from claiming the farmland preservation tax credit for any part of the claimant’s qualifying acres on which a photovoltaic solar energy system that is not an integral part of or incidental to an agricultural use. Under current law, a person may claim an individual income or corporate income and franchise tax credit for the person’s land engaged in an agricultural use, if the land is covered by a farmland preservation agreement or located in a farmland preservation zoning district, or both.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , VanderMeer (R)

4 cosponsors

Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tomczyk (R)

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. Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Penterman, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Stafsholt, Marklein and Quinn

  2. Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1