Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions. (FE)
Franchise — Taxation Income tax — Credit Sunset Taxation
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill repeals various tax credits that taxpayers may no longer earn because of sunset provisions related to each of those credits, repeals various obsolete tax provisions, and updates other tax provisions to reflect those changes. Current law allows taxpayers to carry forward certain unused nonrefundable tax credits to future years. Under the bill, the repeal of any nonrefundable tax credits is delayed until the date that those credits may no longer be used. The bill repeals, among others, the following tax credits and other obsolete tax provisions:
1. The armed forces member credit.
2. The biodiesel fuel production credit.
3. The community development finance credit.
4. The dairy and livestock farm investment credit.
5. The development, development opportunity, development zone additional research, and enterprise development zones credits.
6. The electronic medical records credit.
7. The economic development tax credit.
8. The ethanol and biodiesel fuel pump credit.
9. The health insurance risk-sharing plan assessments credit.
10. The internet equipment credit.
11. The jobs tax credit and the corresponding appropriation.
12. The manufacturing investment credit.
13. The manufacturing sales tax credit.
14. The postsecondary education credit.
15. The research facilities credit.
16. The super research and development credit.
17. The technology zones credit.
18. The water consumption credit.
19. The veteran employment credit.
20. The credit for investment in certified capital companies.
21. Provisions related to computation of apportionment of business income for tax years prior to 2008.
22. Obsolete Internal Revenue Code definitions.
23. Income tax rates and brackets for tax years prior to 2025.
24. Income tax return donation checkoffs that are discontinued.
25. The alternative minimum tax.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Registered lobbying interests · 1
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 Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
Passed 8–0 Nov 6, 2025 official source full pageNo 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 Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
Passed 8–0 Nov 6, 2025 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Aye · 33
- André Jacque (1)
- Bob Wirch (22)
- Brad Pfaff (32)
- Chris Kapenga (33)
- Chris Larson (7)
- Cory Tomczyk (29)
- Dan Feyen (20)
- Devin LeMahieu (9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (27)
- Dora Drake (4)
- Eric Wimberger (2)
- Howard Marklein (17)
- Jamie Wall (30)
- Jeff Smith (31)
- Jesse James (23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (8)
- John Jagler (13)
- Julian Bradley (28)
- Kelda Roys (26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (18)
- LaTonya Johnson (6)
- Mark Spreitzer (15)
- Mary Felzkowski (12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (16)
- Patrick Testin (24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (19)
- Rob Hutton (5)
- Rob Stafsholt (10)
- Romaine Quinn (25)
- Sarah Keyeski (14)
- Steve Nass (11)
- Tim Carpenter (3)
- Van Wanggaard (21)
Aye · 99
- Adam Neylon (15)
- Alex Dallman (39)
- Alex Joers (81)
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner (90)
- Amanda Nedweski (32)
- Andrew Hysell (48)
- Angela Stroud (73)
- Angelina Cruz (62)
- Angelito Tenorio (14)
- Ann Roe (44)
- Barbara Dittrich (99)
- Ben DeSmidt (65)
- Ben Franklin (88)
- Bob Donovan (61)
- Bob Wittke (63)
- Brent Jacobson (87)
- Brienne Brown (43)
- Calvin Callahan (35)
- Chanz Green (74)
- Christian Phelps (93)
- Christine Sinicki (20)
- Chuck Wichgers (84)
- Cindi Duchow (97)
- Clint Anderson (45)
- Clint Moses (92)
- Dan Knodl (24)
- Darrin Madison (10)
- Dave Armstrong (67)
- Dave Maxey (83)
- Dave Murphy (56)
- David Steffen (4)
- Dean Kaufert (53)
- Deb Andraca (23)
- Duke Tucker (75)
- Elijah Behnke (6)
- Francesca Hong (76)
- Greta Neubauer (66)
- Gus Gustafson (55)
- Jeff Mursau (36)
- Jenna Jacobson (50)
- Jerry O'Connor (60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (21)
- Jill Billings (95)
- Jim Piwowarczyk (98)
- Joan Fitzgerald (46)
- Jodi Emerson (91)
- Joe Sheehan (26)
- Joel Kitchens (1)
- John Spiros (86)
- Joy Goeben (5)
- Kalan Haywood (16)
- Karen DeSanto (40)
- Karen Hurd (69)
- Karen Kirsch (7)
- Kevin Petersen (57)
- Lee Snodgrass (52)
- Lindee Brill (27)
- Lisa Subeck (79)
- Lori Palmeri (54)
- Margaret Arney (18)
- Mark Born (37)
- Maureen McCarville (42)
- Mike Bare (80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (70)
- Pat Snyder (85)
- Paul Melotik (22)
- Paul Tittl (25)
- Priscilla Prado (9)
- Randy Udell (47)
- Renuka Mayadev (77)
- Rick Gundrum (58)
- Rob Brooks (59)
- Rob Kreibich (28)
- Rob Summerfield (68)
- Rob Swearingen (34)
- Robin Vos (33)
- Robyn Vining (13)
- Ron Tusler (3)
- Russell Goodwin (12)
- Ryan Clancy (19)
- Ryan Spaude (89)
- Scott Allen (82)
- Scott Krug (72)
- Sequanna Taylor (11)
- Shae Sortwell (2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (30)
- Shelia Stubbs (78)
- Steve Doyle (94)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (8)
- Tara Johnson (96)
- Tip McGuire (64)
- Todd Novak (51)
- Tony Kurtz (41)
- Travis Tranel (49)
- Treig Pronschinske (29)
- Tyler August (31)
- Vinnie Miresse (71)
- Will Penterman (38)
Full history
- Oct 9, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers
- Oct 9, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- Oct 28, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
- Nov 4, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 99, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
- Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
LRB correction
- Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
- Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 118
- Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Published 3-28-2026