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AB208 • 2025

an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion

an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion

Taxes
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Subeck, Swearingen, Tucker, Udell, VanderMeer, Wittke and Joers, cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor

  3. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

  4. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Laid on the table

  5. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  6. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 4

  7. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  9. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  10. 2025-11-11 Asm.

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  11. 2025-11-11 Asm.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  12. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)

  13. 2025-06-10 Asm.

    Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  14. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  15. 2025-05-08 Asm.

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

  16. 2025-05-08 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  17. 2025-05-07 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  18. 2025-04-30 Asm.

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-04-30 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  20. 2025-04-25 Asm.

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  21. 2025-04-24 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Summerfield , Steffen , Gustafson , Armstrong , Callahan , Dittrich , Green , B. Jacobson , J. Jacobson , Johnson , Kaufert , Kitchens , Kreibich , Moses , Mursau , Novak , O'Connor , Subeck , Swearingen , Tucker , Udell , VanderMeer , Wittke and Joers ; cosponsored by Senators Quinn , Bradley , Feyen , James , Keyeski , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Stafsholt , Testin , Tomczyk and Wimberger

  23. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion
Status: A - Tabled