An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion
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Officially: “an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Call · Apr 3, 2025
Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue · Apr 3, 2025
Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor · Apr 14, 2025
Senate
Fiscal estimate received · Apr 22, 2025
Senate
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor · May 13, 2025
Senate
Public hearing held · May 21, 2025
Senate
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor · Jun 10, 2025
Senate
Executive action taken · Sep 18, 2025
Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1 · Sep 19, 2025
Senate
Available for scheduling · Sep 19, 2025
Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested · Oct 23, 2025
Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3 · Nov 12, 2025
Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) · Jan 29, 2026
Senate
Executive action taken · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4 · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Available for scheduling · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Feb 9, 2026
Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Read a second time · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Senate Amendment 1 rejected · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Ordered to a third reading · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13 · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Received from Senate · Feb 12, 2026
Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules · Feb 18, 2026
Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 · Feb 18, 2026
Assembly
Read a second time · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Ordered to a third reading · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Rules suspended · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34 · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 19, 2026
Assembly
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Action ordered immediately messaged · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Report correctly enrolled · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 · Apr 2, 2026
Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026 · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) · May 12, 2026
Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 · May 13, 2026
Senate
The numbers
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 20, NAYS 13, NOT VOTING 0
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDEDAssembly · 2026-02-19 · AYES 60, NAYS 34, NOT VOTING 5, PAIRED 0
PASSAGESenate · 2026-02-11 · AYES 20, NAYS 13, NOT VOTING 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: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (May 13, 2026).