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AB17 • 2025

creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program

creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Sortwell, Franklin, Kaufert, Madison, Anderson, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hysell, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Tusler, Udell, Wichgers and Stroud, cosponsored by Senators James, Larson and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Agriculture and Revenue
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-01-08 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  3. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 2025-06-27 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  5. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Representatives O'Connor and Stubbs added as coauthors

  6. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Read a second time

  7. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  8. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  9. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  12. 2025-06-24 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. 2025-06-24 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  14. 2025-06-20 Asm.

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  15. 2025-06-10 Asm.

    Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  16. 2025-05-29 Asm.

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 10, Noes 0

  17. 2025-05-29 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 10, Noes 0

  18. 2025-05-29 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  19. 2025-05-15 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  20. 2025-05-14 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  21. 2025-05-12 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  22. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  23. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  24. 2025-04-14 Asm.

    Representative Roe added as a coauthor

  25. 2025-04-11 Asm.

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  26. 2025-04-01 Asm.

    Representative Tenorio added as a coauthor

  27. 2025-02-21 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  28. 2025-02-19 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. 2025-02-06 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell , Franklin , Kaufert , Madison , Anderson , Clancy , Cruz , DeSmidt , Goeben , Goodwin , Gundrum , Hong , Hysell , Kreibich , Maxey , Miresse , Novak , Piwowarczyk , Prado , Tusler , Udell , Wichgers and Stroud ; cosponsored by Senators James , Larson and Tomczyk

  30. 2025-02-06 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program
Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue