Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: eliminating the definition of relative for purposes of the lottery; the definition of taxable property in a tax incremental district; the order of certain withholdings and deposits in income tax computations; and eliminating an adjustment made to the economic development surcharge for certain businesses (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Revenue).
Business Income tax Income tax — Credit Lottery Property tax Revenue department of Statutes — Revision
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill eliminates the definition of “relative” for the purposes of the state lottery.
The bill modifies the definition of “taxable property” for purposes of tax incremental financing by deleting the reference to personal taxable property located in a tax incremental district.
The bill adds tax withholdings from nonresident members of pass-through entities and deposits made with the Department of Revenue by nonresident entertainers or entertainment corporations towards the end of the computation order for determining liability for the individual and corporate income tax.
The bill eliminates a provision that prorates the economic development surcharge for businesses that begin or cease doing business in Wisconsin during the taxable year based on the number of days they do business in the state.
For further information, see the
Notes
provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Law Revision Committee
1 cosponsors
Carpenter (D)
Votes
Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
Passed 3–2 Mar 16, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules
- Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- 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
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026
- Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
- Mar 27, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 137
- Mar 27, 2026 · Assembly
Published 3-28-2026