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SB291 • 2025

making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit

making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit

Children Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James, Nass and Quinn, cosponsored by Representatives Hurd, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman and Steffen
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
S - Veto sustained
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit

making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit Status: S - Veto sustained

What This Bill Does

  • making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit Status: S - Veto sustained

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Sen.

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. 2026-05-12 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2026-03-13 Sen.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-13-2026

  4. 2026-03-09 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 3-9-2026 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)

  5. 2026-02-26 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  6. 2026-02-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  8. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 63, Noes 31

  11. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-02-18 Asm.

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

  13. 2026-02-04 Asm.

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

  14. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  16. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  17. 2026-01-16 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  19. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  20. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  22. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  23. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 5, Noes 3

  26. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2025-09-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  28. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  29. 2025-07-10 Sen.

    Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor

  30. 2025-06-25 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  31. 2025-06-17 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  32. 2025-05-30 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Marklein , Cabral-Guevara , Feyen , James , Nass and Quinn ; cosponsored by Representatives Hurd , Armstrong , Behnke , Dittrich , Donovan , Green , Kaufert , Kitchens , Knodl , Kreibich , Krug , Melotik , Mursau , Novak , O'Connor , Penterman and Steffen

  33. 2025-05-30 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit
Status: S - Veto sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: SB291: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Senate Bill 291

Date of publication*:
2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to renumber
238.308 (1) (a);
to amend
71.07 (3y) (a) 2., 71.07 (3y) (b) 6., 71.28 (3y) (a) 2., 71.28 (3y) (b) 6., 71.47 (3y) (a) 2., 71.47 (3y) (b) 6., 238.308 (2) (a) 1. and 238.308 (4) (a) 6.;
to create
238.308 (1) (ag) and 238.308 (2) (d) of the statutes;
relating to:
making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB291,1
Section

1
.
71.07 (3y) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07
(3y)
(a) 2. “Eligible employee” has the meaning given in s. 238.308 (1)
(a)

(ar)
.
SB291,2
Section

2
.
71.07 (3y) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07
(3y)
(b) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the investment in
the form of capital expenditures on
workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, and the amount of the
investment in establishing an employee

costs incurred to provide
child care
program for

services for
employees
, as defined in s. 238.308 (1) (ag)
, not to exceed 15 percent of such
investment

costs
, as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
SB291,3
Section

3
.
71.28 (3y) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28
(3y)
(a) 2. “Eligible employee” has the meaning given in s. 238.308 (1)
(a)

(ar)
.
SB291,4
Section

4
.
71.28 (3y) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28
(3y)
(b) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the investment in
the form of capital expenditures on
workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, and the amount of the
investment made in establishing an employee

costs incurred to provide
child care
program for

services for
employees
, as defined in s. 238.308 (1) (ag)
, not to exceed 15 percent of such
investment

costs
, as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
SB291,5
Section

5
.
71.47 (3y) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47
(3y)
(a) 2. “Eligible employee” has the meaning given in s. 238.308 (1)
(a)

(ar)
.
SB291,6
Section

6
.
71.47 (3y) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47
(3y)
(b) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the investment in
the form of capital expenditures on
workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, and the amount of the
investment made in establishing an employee

costs incurred to provide
child care
program for

services for
employees
, as defined in s. 238.308 (1) (ag)
, not to exceed 15 percent of such
investment

costs
, as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
SB291,7
Section

7
.
238.308 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 238.308 (1) (ar).
SB291,8
Section

8
.
238.308 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
238.308
(1)
(ag) “Costs incurred to provide child care services for employees” includes all of the following:
1. Capital expenditures made to establish a child care program for employees.
2. Expenditures made for the operation of a child care program under subd. 1.
3. Expenditures to reimburse employees for child care expenses.
4. Expenditures to purchase or reserve child care slots on behalf of employees.
5. Contributions made by an employer to an employee’s dependent care flexible spending account.
6. Any other cost or expense incurred due to a benefit provided by an employer to facilitate the provision or utilization by employees of child care services.
SB291,9
Section

9
.
238.308 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
238.308
(2)
(a) 1.
The

Subject to par. (d), the
person is operating or intends to operate a business in this state.
SB291,10
Section

10
.
238.308 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
238.308
(2)
(d) The corporation may certify a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code for tax benefits for costs incurred to provide child care services for employees under sub. (4) (a) 6.
SB291,11
Section

11
.
238.308 (4) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
238.308
(4)
(a) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, an amount equal to up to 15 percent of the person’s investment in
the form of capital expenditures on
workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees and up to 15 percent of the person’s
investment in establishing an employee

costs incurred to provide
child care
program for

services for
employees.
Such investments may include only capital expenditures made by the person.
SB291,12
Section

12
. Initial applicability.
(
1
)

This act first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

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