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increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children

increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Roys, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Anderson, Arney, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Taylor, Udell, Vining and Stubbs
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Agriculture and Revenue
Effective date
Not listed

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increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children

increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue

What This Bill Does

  • increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-13 Sen.

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-03-10 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. 2026-03-04 Sen.

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-02-12 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Roys , L. Johnson , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Hesselbein , Larson , Ratcliff , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch ; cosponsored by Representatives Bare , Fitzgerald , J. Jacobson , Anderson , Arney , Clancy , DeSmidt , Doyle , Goodwin , Joers , Johnson , Mayadev , McCarville , Miresse , Neubauer , Palmeri , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Spaude , Taylor , Udell , Vining and Stubbs

  7. 2026-02-12 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

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increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children
Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 1015
February 12, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Roys
,
L. Johnson
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Hesselbein
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
,
Spreitzer
,
Wall
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
Bare
,
Fitzgerald
,
J. Jacobson
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Doyle
,
Goodwin
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Mayadev
,
McCarville
,
Miresse
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Prado
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Spaude
,
Taylor
,
Udell
,
Vining
and
Stubbs
. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
SB1015,1,3
1
An Act

to amend
71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.);
to create
71.07 (9e) (ak) of the
2
statutes;
relating to:
increasing the earned income tax credit for families
3
with fewer than three children.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases the amount that an individual with fewer than three qualifying children may claim as the Wisconsin earned income tax credit.
Under current law, the Wisconsin EITC is equal to a percentage of the federal EITC. The percentage is 4 percent of the federal EITC if the claimant has one qualifying child, 11 percent if the claimant has two qualifying children, and 34 percent if the claimant has three or more qualifying children. The credit is refundable, which means that if the credit exceeds the claimant’s tax liability, he or she will receive the difference as a refund check.
Under the bill, the percentage of the federal EITC that an eligible individual who has at least one qualifying child may claim for Wisconsin purposes is 34 percent, regardless of the number of qualifying children. However, if an eligible individual has no qualifying children, the percentage of the federal EITC that the eligible individual may claim for Wisconsin purposes is 15 percent. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after 2025.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB1015,1
1
Section
1
.
71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1015,2,6
2
71.07
(9e)
(aj) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010,
3
and before January 1, 2026,
an individual may credit against the tax imposed under
4
s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic
5
earned income credit for which the person is eligible for the taxable year under
6
section
32
of the Internal Revenue Code:
SB1015,2
7
Section
2
.
71.07 (9e) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1015,2,14
8
71.07
(9e)
(ak) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, an
9
individual may credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 an amount equal to 34
10
percent of the federal basic earned income credit for which the individual is eligible
11
for the taxable year under section
32
of the Internal Revenue Code, except that if an
12
individual has no qualifying children the individual may credit against the tax
13
imposed under s. 71.02 an amount equal to 15 percent of the federal basic earned
14
income credit for which the individual is eligible for the taxable year.
SB1015,2,15
15
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