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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 379

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Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)

Income tax — Credit Maternal and infant care

  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

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Jacque (R) , Keyeski (D) , Nass (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D) , Wanggaard (R)

36 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Armstrong (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Carpenter (D) , Dittrich (R) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Franklin (R) , Goeben (R) , Goodwin (D) , Gundrum (R) , Hysell (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , McCarville (D) , Melotik (R) , Miresse (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sheehan (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , Udell (D) , Vining (D) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 4

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

Passed 8–0 Sep 19, 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 introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 3, 2026 official source full page

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

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

Passed 11–4 Feb 3, 2026 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 3, 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. 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