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AB685 • 2025
individual income tax subtraction for certain theft losses
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 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 192
Published 4-4-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
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 33, Noes 0
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)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 16, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Representative Snyder added as a coauthor
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
Executive action taken
Report Assembly Substitute 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
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Swearingen
Public hearing held
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen
Fiscal estimate received
Introduced by Representative Swearingen ; cosponsored by Senator Felzkowski
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
individual income tax subtraction for certain theft losses Status: A - Enacted into Law