Wisconsin Senate Bill 36
Session 2025
Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)
Active
Passed Assembly on Feb 19, 2026
First Action
Feb 12, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
36
State
Wisconsin
Session
2025
Motion Text
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
JOHNSON
No
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Text as Enrolled
Bill Text
Senate Substitute Amendment 3
Amendment Histories
SB36: Fiscal Estimate From DOR
SSA3-SB36: Fiscal Estimate From DOR (Supplemental)
SB36: Report of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions
SB36 ROCP for Committee on Agriculture and Revenue On 9/19/2025
LC Bill Hearing Materials
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
2025 Assembly Bill 38
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02/25/2026
Senate
Report correctly enrolled
02/23/2026
Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
02/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 31
02/19/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended
02/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read a second time
02/19/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read
01/22/2026
Assembly
Received from Senate
01/21/2026
Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
01/21/2026
Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 12
01/21/2026
Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
01/21/2026
Senate
Ordered to a third reading
01/21/2026
Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 4 adopted
01/21/2026
Senate
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
01/21/2026
Senate
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 4 was not germane well taken
01/21/2026
Senate
Read a second time
01/21/2026
Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch
01/16/2026
Senate
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
01/15/2026
Senate
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
01/14/2026
Senate
Available for scheduling
01/14/2026
Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4
01/14/2026
Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 4 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4
01/14/2026
Senate
Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 4 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
01/14/2026
Senate
Executive action taken
01/13/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
11/12/2025
Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 5, Noes 4
10/23/2025
Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
09/19/2025
Senate
Available for scheduling
09/19/2025
Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
09/19/2025
Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 6, Noes 2
09/18/2025
Senate
Executive action taken
09/03/2025
Senate
Fiscal estimate received
08/18/2025
Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Senator Jacque
08/07/2025
Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
07/02/2025
Senate
Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
06/09/2025
Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
05/21/2025
Senate
Public hearing held
02/28/2025
Senate
Fiscal estimate received
02/18/2025
Senate
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
02/12/2025
Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
02/12/2025
Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Bradley, Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk;
cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Green, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tittl, Tranel and Wichgers
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Feb 14, 2025 9:33:55 AM
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 1:27:16 PM