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AB373 • 2025
creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation
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 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 241
Published 4-10-2026
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
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 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brill
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Anderson added as coauthors
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 4
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0
Referred to committee on Rules
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 9, Noes 0
Referred to joint committee on Finance
Executive action taken
Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor
Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor
Public hearing held
Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
Introduced by Representatives Brill , B. Jacobson , Subeck , Armstrong , Bare , Behnke , Dittrich , Emerson , Franklin , Goeben , Goodwin , Gundrum , Hysell , Knodl , Kreibich , McCarville , Miresse , Murphy , Mursau , O'Connor , Piwowarczyk , Prado , Tusler , Udell and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Jacque , Hesselbein , Bradley , Dassler-Alfheim , Keyeski , Nass , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wall and Wanggaard
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation Status: A - Enacted into Law