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AB602 • 2025

participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations

participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations

Taxes
Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Representatives Rodriguez, Franklin, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Spiros, Steffen, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Gustafson, cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Hutton, Wanggaard, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Tomczyk and Wimberger
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
A - Vetoed
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 Asm.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-30-2026

  2. 2026-03-26 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

  3. 2026-01-23 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026

  4. 2026-01-22 Asm.

    Received from Senate concurred in

  5. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Read a second time

  6. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  7. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  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 18, Noes 15

  11. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-01-16 Sen.

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

  13. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  14. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  16. 2026-01-06 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-11-20 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  18. 2025-11-20 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  19. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  20. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  22. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 44

  23. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means , Ayes 5, Noes 3

  25. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  26. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  27. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  28. 2025-11-05 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  29. 2025-10-30 Asm.

    Representative Melotik added as a coauthor

  30. 2025-10-29 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez , Franklin , Behnke , Dittrich , Donovan , Goeben , Green , Gundrum , B. Jacobson , Knodl , Kreibich , Murphy , Nedweski , O'Connor , Penterman , Spiros , Steffen , Tusler , Wichgers , Wittke and Gustafson ; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski , Hutton , Wanggaard , Jagler , James , Kapenga , Nass , Quinn , Tomczyk and Wimberger

  31. 2025-10-29 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations
Status: A - Vetoed