2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 376

An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4) (a), 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.34 (1k) (g) and 71.45 (2) (a) 10.; to create 71.07 (8s), 71.10 (4) (cu), 71.28 (8s), 71.30 (3) (cu), 71.47 (8s) and 71.49 (1) (cu) of the statutes; Relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care. (FE)

Status: S - Enacted into law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/6/2026 Sen.Published 4-4-2026860
3/17/2026 Sen.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1795
2/17/2026 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 94, Noes 4584

History

Date / House Action Journal
7/16/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators Feyen, Nass and Quinn;
cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Allen, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Steffen and VanderMeer
333
7/16/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue333
7/24/2025 Sen.Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor342
7/24/2025 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
8/26/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen367
8/28/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
9/18/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
9/19/2025 Sen.Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0390
9/19/2025 Sen.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0390
9/19/2025 Sen.Available for scheduling 
11/14/2025 Sen.Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)512
11/18/2025 Sen.Read a second time519
11/18/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 adopted519
11/18/2025 Sen.Ordered to a third reading519
11/18/2025 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading519
11/18/2025 Sen.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0519
11/18/2025 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged524
11/19/2025 Asm.Received from Senate359
1/16/2026 Asm.Read first time and referred to committee on Rules471
1/30/2026 Asm.Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)516
2/3/2026 Asm.Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance 
2/3/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance524
2/4/2026 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0527
2/4/2026 Asm.Report concurrence as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0527
2/4/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules527
2/13/2026 Asm.Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 
2/16/2026 Asm.Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor579
2/17/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood581
2/17/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Haywood581
2/17/2026 Asm.Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up583
2/17/2026 Asm.Read a second time583
2/17/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong584
2/17/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted584
2/17/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading584
2/17/2026 Asm.Rules suspended584
2/17/2026 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 94, Noes 4584
2/17/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged584
2/18/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted727
3/16/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)789
3/17/2026 Sen.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1795
3/17/2026 Sen.Senator Smith added as a coauthor794
3/17/2026 Sen.Action ordered immediately messaged798
3/19/2026 Sen.Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor826
3/23/2026 Sen.LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)842
3/23/2026 Sen.Report correctly enrolled841
4/2/2026 Sen.Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026858
4/6/2026 Sen.Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 183860
4/6/2026 Sen.Published 4-4-2026860
 
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