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AB461 • 2025
an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Wall and Wirch
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Smith , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch
Senate Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Senators Habush Sinykin , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch
Read a second time
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 2 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 3 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 5, Noes 4
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 3
Available for scheduling
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 5, Noes 3
Available for scheduling
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
Public hearing held
Received from Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bare
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 5 offered by Representative Bare
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 5 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
Decision of the Chair appealed
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44
Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Bare
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
Decision of the Chair appealed
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Melotik
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 35, Paired 2
Ordered immediately messaged
Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor
Executive action taken
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 7, Noes 3
Referred to committee on Rules
Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
Representative Tucker added as a coauthor
Public hearing held
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
Introduced by Representatives Melotik , Donovan , Franklin , Callahan , Dittrich , Goeben , Green , B. Jacobson , Kaufert , Knodl , Kreibich , Mursau , Penterman , Petersen , Sortwell , Steffen , Tusler and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Hutton , Wanggaard , Bradley , Cabral-Guevara , Jacque , Nass , Tomczyk and Quinn
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation Status: A - Vetoed