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SB176 • 2025

an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion

an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion

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Vetoed

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

Sponsor
Senators Quinn, Bradley, Feyen, James, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger, cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Steffen, Gustafson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Subeck, Swearingen, Tucker, Udell, VanderMeer and Wittke
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
S - Vetoed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Sen.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  2. 2026-04-02 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  3. 2026-03-18 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  4. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  5. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2026-03-16 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  7. 2026-02-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  8. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  9. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

  10. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  11. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34

  14. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  16. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  17. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  18. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch

  19. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a second time

  20. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected

  21. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  24. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  27. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 4

  28. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  29. 2026-01-29 Sen.

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  30. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  31. 2025-10-23 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  32. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 7, Noes 1

  33. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  34. 2025-09-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  35. 2025-06-10 Sen.

    Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  36. 2025-05-21 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  37. 2025-05-13 Sen.

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  38. 2025-04-22 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  39. 2025-04-14 Sen.

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  40. 2025-04-03 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Quinn , Bradley , Feyen , James , Keyeski , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Stafsholt , Testin , Tomczyk and Wimberger ; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield , Steffen , Gustafson , Armstrong , Callahan , Dittrich , Green , B. Jacobson , J. Jacobson , Johnson , Kaufert , Kitchens , Kreibich , Moses , Mursau , Novak , O'Connor , Subeck , Swearingen , Tucker , Udell , VanderMeer and Wittke

  41. 2025-04-03 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion
Status: S - Vetoed