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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 179

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Relating to: 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)

Fuel Gasoline — Taxation Revenue department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , James (R) , Pfaff (D) , Wanggaard (R)

14 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Billings (D) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Doyle (D) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kreibich (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Swearingen (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 17

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 May 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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

Passed 3–2 May 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 19–13 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

Passed 56–37 Feb 19, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 56

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

Passed 33–0 Mar 17, 2026 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  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