Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 5 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 267 — Relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (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 May 20, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 29 sponsors

    1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 183.0122 (2) (d) 1. a. of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands the definition of 'student entrepreneur' to include students enrolled in high school or homeschooled, allowing more individuals to file LLC articles of organization without a fee.

  • Wis. Stat. § 183.0122(2)(d)1.a.

    The student is enrolled in a postsecondary institution in this state, → The student is enrolled in a postsecondary institution in this state, in a public, private, or tribal high school in this state, or in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).

    This change allows high school and homeschooled students to qualify as 'student entrepreneurs' and avoid fees for forming LLCs.

Action History

  1. Published 4-9-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 224

  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 91, Noes 6

  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. Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

  13. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  14. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  15. Received from Senate

  16. Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Read a third time and passed

  18. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  19. Ordered to a third reading

  20. Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  21. Referred to joint committee on Finance

  22. Read a second time

  23. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  25. Available for scheduling

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Fiscal estimate received

  30. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage

  32. Introduced by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Pfaff, Wirch, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Kapenga, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Maxey, Doyle, Armstrong, DeSmidt, Goodwin, O'Connor, Dittrich, Gundrum, Miresse, Snodgrass, Melotik, Joers, Sheehan, Knodl, Bare, Roe, Kreibich, Behnke and Brooks

Sponsors

  • Franklin · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Doyle · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • DeSmidt · Cosponsor
  • Goodwin · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Miresse · Cosponsor
  • Snodgrass · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Joers · Cosponsor
  • Sheehan · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Bare · Cosponsor
  • Roe · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Brooks · Cosponsor
  • Rob Hutton · Primary
  • Julian Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Brad Pfaff · Cosponsor
  • Robert Wirch · Cosponsor
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Cosponsor
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Chris Kapenga · Cosponsor
  • Melissa Ratcliff · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (103)

103 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 concurred in

Passed 91 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51002
Democrat 38500
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 91602
% of votes cast 92%6%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
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 Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
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 Nay
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 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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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Subjects

finance education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 267 do?
An Act to amend 183.0122 (2) (d) 1. a. of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 267?
SB 267 is sponsored by Franklin, Maxey, Doyle, Armstrong, DeSmidt, Goodwin, O'Connor, Dittrich, Gundrum, Miresse, Snodgrass, Melotik, Joers, Sheehan, Knodl, Bare, Roe, Kreibich, Behnke, Brooks, Hutton, Rob (Republican), Bradley, Julian (Republican), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Wirch, Robert (Democrat), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), Kapenga, Chris (Republican), Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), and Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 267?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced May 20, 2025. It awaits signature.
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