Senate Bill 1
Onetime individual income tax rebates. (FE)
Topics: Income tax: Return, Revenue, Department of
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. 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
Feb 11, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides a onetime rebate to taxpayers who filed a Wisconsin individual income tax return for tax year 2024 and who owed Wisconsin individual income tax for that year. The rebate is $1,000 for married persons filing a joint return and $500 dollars for all other individuals. The rebate payment may not exceed the amount of the taxpayer’s 2024 net income tax liability.
Under the bill, the Department of Revenue will issue the rebate payments without the taxpayers having to take any further action. The bill provides that the payments be made no later than September 15, 2026. If a taxpayer does not receive the amount of payment for which he or she is eligible, the taxpayer may file a claim with DOR by using a portal on DOR’s website. No claims may be made after December 31, 2026.
Who's behind it
16 senators are its . All 16 are Republicans.
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Authors (16)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 3 · Feb 13, 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 Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 16, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 3.
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Feb 12, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 11, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
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Feb 11, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Bradley, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Cabral-Guevara
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote