Business
157 bills and resolutions. 25 became law, 5 were vetoed, and 69 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.
This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.
Latest activity
The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.
- AB 73 Statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- AB 105 The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- AB 225 Determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- AB 662 Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
Every bill on this subject
2025–26 session: 71
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
- May 13, 2026 AB 73: Statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
Vetoed by the governor.
- May 13, 2026 AB 105: The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Vetoed by the governor.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 135: The right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 159: Creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 243: Regulation of amusement rides located at campgrounds. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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- Dec 10, 2025
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 283: Making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 494: Increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 565: Qualified new business venture eligibility. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 566: Qualifying investments for purposes of claiming the early stage seed investment and angel investment credits. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 580: Disaster assistance grants. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 581: Disaster assistance and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 2, 2026
- May 13, 2026
- Apr 2, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 735: Online clearinghouse of information for small businesses in Wisconsin. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 811: Main street bounceback grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 2, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 915: Tax credit for small businesses offering individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- Mar 27, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 25, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 7, 2026
- Mar 30, 2026 AB 1185: Testing cosmetics on animals and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 80: Statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 129: The right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 130: The distribution of certain material on the Internet.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 173: Creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 6, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Jul 3, 2025
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 286: Workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 557: Disaster assistance and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 558: Disaster assistance grants. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 563: Qualifying investments for purposes of claiming the early stage seed investment and angel investment credits. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 564: Qualified new business venture eligibility. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 702: Requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 740: Online clearinghouse of information for small businesses in Wisconsin. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 806: Main street bounceback grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 895: Funding for a battery collection and recycling program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 7, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 30, 2026 SB 1182: Testing cosmetics on animals and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
2011–12 session: 52
- Jun 15, 2011
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 17: Tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 20: Allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Aug 2, 2012
- Dec 12, 2011 AB 69: The privilege of self-defense.
Became law.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 70: Changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, the role of the Office of Regulatory Assistance in the Department of Commerce, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
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- Mar 23, 2012 AB 107: A property tax credit for business expansion and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 205: A tax credit for hospitality business advertising.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 294: Small business loan guarantees by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 5, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 341: The eligibility for relocation tax benefits.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 353: Membership of technical college district boards.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 399: Entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 431: Grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 533: The state main street program and business area revitalization services.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 601: The angel investment and early stage seed investment tax credit programs.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AJR 48: Honoring Deborah Carey for being one of the nation's top small business owners.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 4: Authorizing the designation of additional enterprise zones and requiring the designation of enterprise zones in rural areas.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Nov 7, 2011
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 60: A property tax credit for business expansion and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Apr 16, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 SB 293: Entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Apr 10, 2012
- Apr 10, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
2009–10 session: 34
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 19: Requiring certain motor vehicle radios to include weather radio systems.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 38: Excluding from taxable income gains from a Wisconsin business.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 26, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 77: Increasing the amount of the early stage seed and angel investment credits.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 80: An education tax credit for businesses.
Stopped in committee.
- Feb 9, 2010 AB 202: Bulk transfers of inventory.
Became law.
- Dec 2, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010
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- Apr 28, 2010
- May 11, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 679: The placement of advertising signs in highway rights-of-way and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 767: Changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, and the role of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the Department of Commerce.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- May 24, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 853: Tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
- May 11, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 867: A tax credit for hospitality business advertising.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 909: An income and franchise tax credit for new small businesses that hire interns.
Stopped in committee.
- May 18, 2010 AB 966: Coverage under BadgerCare Plus for former employees of Allied Systems, Ltd.
Stopped in committee.
- May 20, 2010 AB 969: Income and franchise tax deductions for full-time jobs.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 28: Excluding from taxable income gains from a Wisconsin business.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 52: An education tax credit for businesses.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 63: A postsecondary education tax credit for businesses.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 143: Bulk transfers of inventory.
Stopped in committee.
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 183: The provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass layoff and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 26, 2010
- May 26, 2010
- May 10, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 539: Tax incentives for job creation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010 SB 621: Tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- May 5, 2010
Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject