Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 19 R · 5 D cosponsors

AB 208 — Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 35 sponsors

    1 primary, 34 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (19 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

  4. Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor

  5. Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  6. Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  8. Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  9. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  10. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  11. Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  12. Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)

  13. Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  14. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  15. Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  17. Executive action taken

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  20. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  21. Fiscal estimate received

  22. Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  23. 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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 34 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (34)

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 208 do?
An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 208?
AB 208 is sponsored by Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk, Wimberger, Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Kaufert, Dean (Republican), Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Tucker, Duke (Republican), Udell, Randy (Democrat), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), and Joers, Alex (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 208?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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