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AB219 • 2025

a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization

a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization

Taxes
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representatives Novak, Tranel, Armstrong, Donovan, Franklin, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Pronschinske, Swearingen and Gustafson, cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Feyen and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
A - Enacted into Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Asm.

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 242

  2. 2026-04-09 Asm.

    Published 4-10-2026

  3. 2026-04-02 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. 2026-01-26 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2026

  5. 2026-01-22 Asm.

    Received from Senate concurred in

  6. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Read a second time

  8. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  11. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-01-16 Sen.

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  13. 2026-01-16 Sen.

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

  14. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  15. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Read a second time

  18. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  22. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0

  23. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2026-01-09 Asm.

    Representative DeSanto added as a coauthor

  25. 2026-01-08 Asm.

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

  26. 2026-01-08 Asm.

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  27. 2026-01-06 Asm.

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

  28. 2026-01-05 Asm.

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  29. 2025-12-12 Asm.

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  30. 2025-12-03 Asm.

    Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  31. 2025-11-20 Asm.

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 14, Noes 0

  32. 2025-11-20 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 14, Noes 0

  33. 2025-11-20 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  34. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  35. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 9, Noes 0

  36. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 9, Noes 0

  37. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  38. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  39. 2025-11-05 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  40. 2025-10-16 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

  41. 2025-09-04 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  42. 2025-06-16 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Ways and Means pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  43. 2025-05-06 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  44. 2025-04-30 Asm.

    Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  45. 2025-04-30 Asm.

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  46. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Novak , Tranel , Armstrong , Donovan , Franklin , Gundrum , Melotik , Mursau , Pronschinske , Swearingen and Gustafson ; cosponsored by Senators Quinn , Feyen and Tomczyk

  47. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization
Status: A - Enacted into Law