Assembly Bill 900
Eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE)
Topics: Energy conservation, Farmland preservation
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 23, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 890. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . All 11 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 5, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 4, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 29, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 23, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Jan 23, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- 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
- Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
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. 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate