2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 208

An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes; Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

Status: A - Tabled

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/19/2026 Asm.Laid on the table615
2/4/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4525

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/23/2025 Asm.Introduced 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, Wittke and Joers;
cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger
112
4/23/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means112
4/24/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
4/25/2025 Asm.Representative Miresse added as a coauthor118
4/30/2025 Asm.Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor119
4/30/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
5/7/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
5/8/2025 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0131
5/8/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules131
5/13/2025 Asm.Representative McCarville added as a coauthor136
6/10/2025 Asm.Representative Bare added as a coauthor172
11/7/2025 Asm.Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)345
11/11/2025 Asm.Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions 
11/11/2025 Asm.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received346
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Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)516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 
2/4/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4525
2/4/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules525
2/18/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14602
2/19/2026 Asm.Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor610
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield610
2/19/2026 Asm.Laid on the table615
 
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