Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 96 — Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-9-2026

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 07, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber 77.997 (1); to amend 77.54 (71) (a), 77.54 (71) (b), 77.9972 (1) (b) and 77.9973 (2); to create 77.997 (1m) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill exempts electricity delivered by any charger of an electric vehicle charging station at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax.

  • 77.54 (71) (a)

    The sales price from the sale of electricity delivered or placed by a Level 3 charger of an electric vehicle charging station, as defined in s. 77.997 (1) (2), into the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle. → The sales price from the sale of electricity delivered or placed by a Level 3 charger of an electric vehicle charging station, as defined in s. 77.997 (2), into the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle.

    Renumbers the definition of electric vehicle charging station from subsection (1) to (2) in the sales tax exemption section.

  • 77.54 (71) (b)

    The sales price from the sale of electricity delivered or placed by a Level 1 charger or a Level 2 charger installed on or after March 22, 2024, of an electric vehicle charging station, as defined in s. 77.997 (1) (2), into the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle. → The sales price from the sale of electricity delivered or placed by a Level 1 charger or a Level 2 charger installed on or after March 22, 2024, of an electric vehicle charging station, as defined in s. 77.997 (2), into the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle.

    Renumbers the definition of electric vehicle charging station from subsection (1) to (2) in the sales tax exemption section.

  • 77.997 (1)

    “Electric vehicle” has the meaning given in 23 CFR 680.104.

    Renumbers the existing definition of 'Electric vehicle' to subsection (2).

  • 77.997 (1m)

    “Electric vehicle” has the meaning given in 23 CFR 680.104.

    Creates a new subsection for the definition of 'Electric vehicle'.

  • 77.9972 (1) (b)

    No tax under this section applies to electricity delivered or placed by a Level 3 charger of an electric vehicle charging station located at a residence. → No tax under this section applies to electricity delivered or placed by any charger of an electric vehicle charging station located at a residence.

    Expands the exemption from the electric vehicle charging tax to include all chargers at residential locations.

Action History

  1. Published 4-9-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 211

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

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  12. Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor

  13. Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  14. Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  15. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

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

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

  18. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  19. Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  20. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Received from Senate

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

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

  24. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  27. Referred to joint committee on Finance

  28. Read a second time

  29. Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Available for scheduling

  31. Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  34. Public hearing held

  35. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  36. Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  37. Fiscal estimate received

  38. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  39. Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Tourism

  40. Introduced by Senators Marklein, Testin, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Dittrich, Clancy, Melotik and Udell

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (123)

123 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51002
Democrat 42001
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 96003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
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 Not Voting
Roe, Ann Democrat Yea
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Yea
Stroud, Angela Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 96 do?
An Act to renumber 77.997 (1); to amend 77.54 (71) (a), 77.54 (71) (b), 77.9972 (1) (b) and 77.9973 (2); to create 77.997 (1m) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 96?
SB 96 is sponsored by VanderMeer, Dittrich, Clancy, Melotik, Udell, Marklein, Howard (Republican), Testin, Patrick (Republican), Dassler-Alfheim, Kristin (Democrat), and Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 96?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 07, 2025. It awaits signature.
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