Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 16 R · 9 D cosponsors

AB 373 — Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-10-2026

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced July 17, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Moderate chance

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Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 36 sponsors

    1 primary, 35 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (16 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 71.10 (4) (i); to create 20.835 (2) (cd) and 71.07 (8n) of the statutes;

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What changed in the latest version

83 added · 51 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Assembly Bill 373 changes the proposed individual income tax credit for parents of stillbirths from a nonrefundable credit to a refundable credit. This means that if the credit of $2,000 is greater than what a taxpayer owes in taxes, they can receive the excess amount as a cash refund. This change is important because it provides greater financial support to grieving parents who may not have significant tax liability, effectively allowing more families to benefit from the credit during a difficult time.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0426/1 KP&EKL:skw ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 373 February 17, 2026 - Offered by RepresentatRILL.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-3758/1 KP:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 373 July 17, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativesRILL, B.
A N A CT to create 71.07 (8n) and 71.10 (4) (ct) of the statutes;
JACOBSON, SUBECK , A RMSTRONG , BARE, B EHNKE, D ITTRICH, EMERSON , FRANKLIN , GOEBEN , G OODWIN , GUNDRUM , HYSELL, KNODL , KREIBICH, MCC ARVILLE, MIRESSE, M URPHY, M URSAU, O'CONNOR , PIWOWARCZYK , RADO , TUSLER, UDELL and W ICHGERS, cosponsored by SenatorACQUE, HESSELBEIN, RADLEY, DASSLER- A LFHEIM, EYESKI, NASS, ATCLIFF, OYS, PREITZER, WALLand W ANGGAARD .
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
A N A CT to amend 71.10 (4) (i);
to create 20.835 (2) (cd) and 71.07 (8n) of the statutes;
creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth.
creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a refundable individual income tax credit of $2,000 that may be claimed by the parents of a stillbirth.
The bill defines “stillbirth” as a birth that occurs in this state that results in a stillbirth for which a fetal death report is required.
Because the credit is refundable, if the amount of the credit for which the individual is eligible exceeds his or her tax liability, the difference will be refunded to the claimant.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
S ECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
20.835 (2) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3758/1 KP:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 373 SECTION 1 20.835 (2) (cd) Stillbirth tax credit.
A sum sufficient to pay the claims approved under s.
71.07 (8n).
S ECTION 2.
Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in this - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0426/1 KP&EKL:skw SECTION 1 subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s.
Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s.
71.02, up to the amount of the tax, $2,000 for the taxable year in which the stillbirth occurs.
71.02 $2,000 for the taxable year in which the stillbirth occurs.
If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant’s income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s.
20.835 (2) (cd).
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- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-3758/1 KP:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 373 SECTION 2 4.
S ECTION 2.
S ECTION 3.
71.10 (4) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
71.10 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.10 (4) (ct) Stillbirth tax credit under s.
71.10 (4) (i) The total of claim of right credit under s.
71.07 (8n).
71.07 (1), farmland preservation credit under ss.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBs0426/1 KP&EKL:skw S ECTION 3 SECTION 3.
71.57 to 71.61, farmland preservation credit, 2010 and beyond under s.
71.613, homestead credit under subch.
VIII, jobs tax credit under s.
71.07 (3q), business development credit under s.
71.07 (3y), research credit under s.
71.07 (4k) (e) 2.
a., veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit under s.
71.07 (6e), enterprise zone jobs credit under s.
71.07 (3w), electronics and information technology manufacturing zone credit under s.
71.07 (3wm), stillbirth tax credit under s.
71.07 (8n), earned income tax credit under s.
71.07 (9e), estimated tax payments under s.
71.09, and taxes withheld under subch.
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S ECTION 4.
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(1) This act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31, this act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.
(1) This act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after - 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRB-3758/1 KP:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 373 S ECTION 4 July 31, this act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.
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Action History

  1. Published 4-10-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 241

  3. Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  10. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Received from Assembly

  18. Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0

  20. Rules suspended

  21. Ordered to a third reading

  22. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brill

  24. Read a second time

  25. Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Anderson added as coauthors

  26. Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  27. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  30. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  31. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  32. Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  33. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  34. Referred to joint committee on Finance

  35. Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  36. Executive action taken

  37. Representative Melotik added as a coauthor

  38. Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor

  39. Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor

  40. Public hearing held

  41. Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  42. Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  43. Fiscal estimate received

  44. Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

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

  46. Introduced by Representatives Brill, B. Jacobson, Subeck, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hysell, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Hesselbein, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wanggaard

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1 sponsors · 35 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on · 1 voted No

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Co-sponsors (35)

Not signed on (96)

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17100
Democrat 12000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 32100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Yea
HABUSH SINYKIN — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Wall, Jamie Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Nay
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 42001
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 98001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Arney, Margaret Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Brown, Brienne Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Yea
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Yea
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Yea
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Yea
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Yea
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Yea
Roe, Ann Democrat Yea
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Yea
Stroud, Angela Democrat Not Voting
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Yea
Udell, Randy Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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What does AB 373 do?
An Act to amend 71.10 (4) (i); to create 20.835 (2) (cd) and 71.07 (8n) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 373?
AB 373 is sponsored by Jacque, Hesselbein, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall, Wanggaard, Brill, Lindee (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Armstrong, David (Republican), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Hysell, Andrew (Democrat), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Udell, Randy (Democrat), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 373?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced July 17, 2025. It awaits signature.
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