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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

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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 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
2026-03-13
Official status
S - Vetoed
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 Sen.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-13-2026

  2. 2026-03-09 Sen.

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

  3. 2026-02-26 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  4. 2026-02-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  5. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  6. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-02-19 Asm.

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

  9. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2026-02-18 Asm.

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

  11. 2026-02-04 Asm.

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

  12. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  14. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  15. 2026-01-16 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  17. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  18. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. 2025-11-18 Sen.

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

  21. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2025-11-14 Sen.

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

  23. 2025-09-19 Sen.

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

  24. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  25. 2025-09-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  26. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  27. 2025-07-10 Sen.

    Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor

  28. 2025-06-25 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. 2025-06-17 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  30. 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

  31. 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 - Vetoed