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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 179

Applying the motor vehicle fuel tax supplier’s administrative allowance to diesel fuel, a motor vehicle fuel tax refund for evaporation losses, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Topics: Fuel, Gasoline: Taxation, Revenue, Department of

Passed both chambers, then stopped

The Senate and the Assembly both voted to pass it, but it never went to the governor. A bill goes to the governor only after both chambers ⁠. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 3, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jun 18, 2025

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2026

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Stopped here. It never went to the governor.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 200. That version died when the session ended.

What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Administrative allowance of the motor vehicle fuel tax Current law allows a motor vehicle fuel supplier to retain as an administrative allowance 1.35 percent of the motor vehicle fuel tax the supplier collects on the first sale of gasoline in this state. This bill allows a motor vehicle fuel supplier to retain the same administrative allowance for the motor vehicle fuel tax the supplier collects on the first sale of diesel fuel in this state.

Retailer refund for motor vehicle fuel evaporation The bill allows a retailer who sells gasoline, diesel fuel, or both (motor vehicle fuel) in this state to claim a refund equal to 0.5 percent of the state motor vehicle fuel tax paid on the retailer’s purchase of the motor vehicle fuel to compensate for motor vehicle fuel stored on site that is lost by shrinkage or evaporation. A claim for a refund under the bill must be made to the Department of Revenue no later than 12 months after the date on which the retailer purchased the motor vehicle fuel and must be accompanied with invoices prepared by the motor vehicle fuel supplier or a list of purchases prepared by the retailer. Prior to 2019, the state provided such refunds to compensate gasoline retailers for shrinkage and evaporation losses.

Who's behind it

4 senators are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (14)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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.

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 8, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · May 8, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 19 to 13 · Jun 18, 2025 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 56 to 37 · Feb 19, 2026 · 6 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (56)

No (37)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 33 to 0 · Mar 17, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 nonconcurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 18, 2026

    “Received from Senate: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 nonconcurred in” (the official wording)

  3. Mar 17, 2026

    “Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)

  4. Feb 23, 2026

    The Senate adopted it.

  5. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly passed it too, 56 to 37.

  6. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Jan 6, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Jul 16, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Jun 19, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Jun 19, 2025

    The Assembly received it.

  11. Jun 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it, 19 to 13.

  12. Jun 18, 2025

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)

  13. Jun 18, 2025

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  14. Jun 18, 2025

    The Senate adopted it.

  15. May 8, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  16. May 8, 2025

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  17. May 6, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  18. Apr 21, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  19. Apr 3, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  20. Apr 3, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Feyen, James, Pfaff and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Armstrong, Billings, Brill, Callahan, Doyle, Kreibich, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor and Swearingen

  2. Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Apr 21, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 5, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  5. May 6, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  14. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  15. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  18. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  23. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 12:08 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  24. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum

  26. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  27. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 56, Noes 37

  30. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  32. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  33. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 nonconcurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  34. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  35. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 nonconcurred in

  36. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote