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Wisconsin Legislature · SB 176 · S - Veto sustained

An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

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

Where it is

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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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) · Jan 29, 2026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

QuinnBradleyFeyenJamesKeyeskiPfaffRatcliffStafsholtTestinTomczykWimberger

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).