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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
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13
Action ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 34
Ordered immediately messaged
Referred to committee on Rules
Made a special order of business at 11:10 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
Received from Senate
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
Read a second time
Senate Amendment 1 rejected
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 4
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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)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 received, Ayes 6, Noes 3
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 7, Noes 1
Available for scheduling
Executive action taken
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
Public hearing held
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
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
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion Status: S - Vetoed