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Wisconsin Legislature · AB 543 · A - Enacted into Law

The sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers

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2025-2026 legislature

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Introduced by Representative Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Bradley · Oct 15, 2025

Assembly

Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means · Oct 15, 2025

Assembly

Fiscal estimate received · Nov 4, 2025

Assembly

Public hearing held · Nov 5, 2025

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Representative Penterman added as a coauthor · Nov 5, 2025

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Executive action taken · Nov 12, 2025

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Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0 · Nov 20, 2025

Assembly

Referred to committee on Rules · Nov 20, 2025

Assembly

Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4) · Jan 8, 2026

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Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules · Jan 8, 2026

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Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions · Jan 12, 2026

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Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0 · Jan 12, 2026

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Read a second time · Jan 13, 2026

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Referred to joint committee on Finance · Jan 13, 2026

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Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up · Jan 13, 2026

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Ordered to a third reading · Jan 13, 2026

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Rules suspended · Jan 13, 2026

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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 7 · Jan 13, 2026

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Ordered immediately messaged · Jan 13, 2026

Assembly

Received from Assembly · Jan 14, 2026

Senate

Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization · Jan 14, 2026

Senate

Available for scheduling · Jan 14, 2026

Senate

Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Jan 16, 2026

Senate

Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Jan 16, 2026

Senate

Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Read a second time · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Ordered to a third reading · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0 · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Received from Senate concurred in · Jan 22, 2026

Assembly

Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026 · Jan 23, 2026

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Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026 · Mar 18, 2026

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Report approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 108 · Mar 20, 2026

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Published 3-21-2026 · Mar 20, 2026

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The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Steffen

Recorded votes

CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-01-21 · AYES 32, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 1
PASSAGEAssembly · 2026-01-13 · AYES 92, NAYS 7, NOT VOTING 0, PAIRED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Published 3-21-2026 (Mar 20, 2026).