Senate Bill 261
Certain limitations on claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)
Topics: Farmland preservation, Income tax: Credit, Property tax, Veteran
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
May 20, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue. The committee's chair at the time was Patrick Testin. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 264. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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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.
Under current law, a person who claims the farmland preservation tax credit is prohibited from claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit in the same tax year. This bill allows a person to claim both the farmland preservation tax credit and the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit in the same tax year.
Current law allows a person to claim a farmland preservation income tax credit for the person’s land engaged in an agricultural use, if the land is covered by a farmland preservation agreement, located in a farmland preservation zoning district, or covered by an agricultural conservation easement. Also, under current law, an eligible veteran or surviving spouse may claim a refundable income tax credit that equals the amount of property taxes paid during the year on the claimant’s principal dwelling in Wisconsin.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Democrats.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
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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Jun 20, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 6, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 22, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 20, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
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May 20, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 20, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Phelps, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Joers, Madison, Maxey, McCarville, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Roe and Snodgrass
- May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- May 22, 2025 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Jun 6, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 20, 2025 · Senate
Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- Aug 11, 2025 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Nov 4, 2025 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- 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.
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