Wisconsin Senate Bill 176
Session 2025
Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
Active
Passed Assembly on Feb 19, 2026
First Action
Apr 3, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 23, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
176
State
Wisconsin
Session
2025
Motion Text
PASSAGE
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
JOHNSON
No
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Bill Text
Amendment Histories
SB176: Fiscal Estimate From DOR
SB176: Report of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions
SB176 ROCP for Joint Committee on Finance On 2/3/2026
SB176 ROCP for Committee on Agriculture and Revenue On 9/19/2025
LC Bill Hearing Materials
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
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02/23/2026
Senate
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
02/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34
02/19/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended
02/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
02/19/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
02/19/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read a second time
02/18/2026
Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
02/18/2026
Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
02/12/2026
Assembly
Received from Senate
02/11/2026
Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
02/11/2026
Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13
02/11/2026
Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
02/11/2026
Senate
Ordered to a third reading
02/11/2026
Senate
Senate Amendment 1 rejected
02/11/2026
Senate
Read a second time
02/11/2026
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
02/09/2026
Senate
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
02/03/2026
Senate
Available for scheduling
02/03/2026
Senate
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
02/03/2026
Senate
Executive action taken
01/29/2026
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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)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 6, Noes 3
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 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
09/18/2025
Senate
Executive action taken
06/10/2025
Senate
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
05/21/2025
Senate
Public hearing held
05/13/2025
Senate
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
04/22/2025
Senate
Fiscal estimate received
04/14/2025
Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
04/03/2025
Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
04/03/2025
Senate
Introduced by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger;
cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Subeck, Swearingen, Tucker, Udell, VanderMeer and Wittke
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Apr 5, 2025 4:49:33 AM
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 1:31:30 PM