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AB280 • 2025
workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 78
Published 12-10-2025
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
Received from Senate concurred in
Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
Read a second time
Referred to joint committee on Finance
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
Read a second time
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 4
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Assembly
Representatives Fitzgerald , Spaude and Miresse added as coauthors
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 10, Noes 0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 10, Noes 0
Referred to committee on Rules
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
Executive action taken
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong
Public hearing held
Representative Penterman added as a coauthor
Representative Tucker added as a coauthor
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
Fiscal estimate received
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
Introduced by Representatives Armstrong , Behnke , Dittrich , Gundrum , Kaufert , Kitchens , Kreibich , Melotik , Moses , O'Connor , Sheehan and VanderMeer ; cosponsored by Senators Feyen , Marklein , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin and Spreitzer
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit Status: A - Enacted into Law