Bills by subject

Income tax: Return

27 bills and resolutions. 6 became law and 9 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.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 1141 Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action May 1, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
SB 1 Onetime individual income tax rebates. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
SB 995 Funding for individual income tax rebates and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 6

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.
May 1, 2026
AB 1141: Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1: Onetime individual income tax rebates. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 995: Funding for individual income tax rebates and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1070: Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 10

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 75: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 193: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for contributions to elementary and secondary education, shared revenue, and Medical Assistance, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 242: Limiting the number of individual income tax checkoffs.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 317: Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
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 18, 2011
SB 48: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 140: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for contributions to elementary and secondary education, shared revenue, and Medical Assistance, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 213: Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 321: Limiting the number of individual income tax checkoffs and combining the breast cancer and prostate cancer checkoffs into a checkoff for cancer research.
Became law.

2009–10 session: 11

Apr 28, 2010
AB 65: Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 69: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for Wisconsin food banks that are members of Feeding America and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 290: Licensing tax preparers, prohibiting making or arranging certain refund anticipation loans, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 334: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 388: Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 24: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for Wisconsin food banks that are members of Feeding America and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 26, 2010
SB 40: Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 221: Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 233: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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Apr 28, 2010
SB 637: Creating an individual income tax checkoff for childhood cancer research programs and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject