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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 379

Creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)

Topics: Income tax: Credit, Maternal and infant care

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 16, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2026: “Representative Vining added as a cosponsor”

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 373. That version became law.

What it would have done

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

This bill creates a refundable individual income tax credit of $2,000 that may be claimed by the parents of a stillbirth. The bill defines “stillbirth” as a birth that occurs in this state that results in a stillbirth for which a fetal death report is required. Because the credit is refundable, if the amount of the credit for which the individual is eligible exceeds his or her tax liability, the difference will be refunded to the claimant.

Who's behind it

11 senators are its ⁠. 7 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.

36 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 47 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (36)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Sep 19, 2025

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 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 3, 2026

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

Official motion: “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 11 to 4 · Feb 3, 2026

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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 3, 2026

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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  2. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 17, 2026

    2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  4. Feb 3, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  5. Feb 3, 2026

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 3, 2026

    “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  7. Jan 29, 2026

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  8. Oct 28, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  9. Sep 19, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  10. Sep 12, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  11. Aug 28, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Aug 4, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Jul 17, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Jul 16, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.

  15. Jul 16, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 16, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Hesselbein, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Brill, B. Jacobson, Subeck, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hysell, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers

  2. Jul 16, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  3. Jul 17, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Aug 4, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 28, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  7. Sep 15, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor

  8. Sep 18, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Sep 19, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  10. Sep 19, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Oct 28, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  12. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a cosponsor

  13. Oct 31, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor

  14. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  15. Jan 29, 2026 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  16. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  18. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  19. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  20. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  22. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  23. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  24. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  25. Apr 8, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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