Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 69 — Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

40 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 69 has been revised to change the applicable tax year for the teacher expense deduction from 2024 to 2025. This means that teachers will be able to claim a state income tax deduction for eligible classroom expenses starting in 2025, rather than in 2024 as initially proposed. This change is important because it ensures that teachers have access to the deduction in the correct tax year, thereby providing financial relief when they incur expenses for classroom supplies and professional development.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0352/1 JK:cdc SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 69 August 26, 2025 - Offered by SenaEYENF.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1216/1 JK:amn SENATE BILL 69 February 26, 2025 - Introduced by Senators F EYEN, DASSLER -ALFHEIM , HUTTON and W ANGGAARD , cosponsored by Representatives A RMSTRONG , BEHNKE , BARE , DITTRICH, DONOVAN , GOEBEN , GOODWIN , KAUFERT , KNODL, KREIBICH, M AXEY, MELOTIK , MIRESSE, MURSAU , PALMERI , HEEHAN , INICKI, STEFFEN, SUBECK , JOHNSON and P RADO .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
1.
A N A CT to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57.
Page 2, line 2:
of the statutes;
delete X2024Y and substitute X2025Y.
relating to:
an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Currently, an elementary or secondary school teacher may claim a deduction on the individual’s federal income tax return for certain eligible expenses paid by the individual during the taxable year, not exceeding $300.
Eligible expenses include amounts paid to participate in professional development courses and amounts paid for books and other classroom supplies.
This bill allows an elementary or secondary school teacher to claim a similar deduction for state income tax purposes for eligible expenses, not exceeding $300, paid by the teacher during the taxable year.
The eligible expenses are the same as those described under federal law.
Finally, the taxpayer may claim the deduction for state income tax purposes regardless of whether the taxpayer claims the deduction for federal income tax purposes.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1216/1 JK:amn SENATE BILL 69 S ECTION 1 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
71.05 (6) (b) 57.
of the statutes is created to read:
71.05 (6) (b) 57.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the amount of the expenses described under 26 USC 62 (a) (2) (D), not exceeding $300, paid during the taxable year by an eligible educator, as defined in 26 USC 62 (d) (1), regardless of whether the individual claimed the amount as a deduction under 26 USC 162 for federal tax purposes.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Referred to committee on Rules

  3. Report concurrence as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  4. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  5. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  6. Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  7. Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  8. Received from Senate

  9. Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Senators Roys and Ratcliff added as coauthors

  11. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  12. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Read a second time

  16. Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  18. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  19. Available for scheduling

  20. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  21. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  22. Executive action taken

  23. Public hearing held

  24. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  25. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  26. Representatives Fitzgerald and Roe added as cosponsors

  27. Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor

  28. Fiscal estimate received

  29. Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  30. Introduced by Senators Feyen, Dassler-Alfheim, Hutton and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Bare, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Goodwin, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck, Johnson and Prado

Sponsors

  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Bare · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Donovan · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Goodwin · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Miresse · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Palmeri · Cosponsor
  • Sheehan · Cosponsor
  • Sinicki · Cosponsor
  • Steffen · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor
  • Prado · Cosponsor
  • Dan Feyen · Primary
  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Cosponsor
  • Rob Hutton · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Cosponsor
  • LaTonya Johnson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (107)

107 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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Votes

Read a third time and passed

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 12000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 33000
% of votes cast 100%0%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 Yea
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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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 69 do?
An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 69?
SB 69 is sponsored by Armstrong, Behnke, Bare, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Goodwin, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck, Prado, Feyen, Dan (Republican), Dassler-Alfheim, Kristin (Democrat), Hutton, Rob (Republican), Wanggaard, Van (Republican), and Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 69?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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