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SB36 • 2025
an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled
Received from Assembly concurred in
Read
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 31
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Wall and Wirch
Read a second time
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 4 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Senate Substitute Amendment 4 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 12
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
Executive action taken
Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 4 by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 16, Noes 0
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 4 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, Noes 4
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, 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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)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 5, Noes 4
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 6, Noes 2
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 5, Noes 3
Available for scheduling
Executive action taken
Fiscal estimate received
Senate Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Senator Jacque
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
Public hearing held
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
Introduced by Senators Jacque , Bradley , Hutton , Cabral-Guevara , Feyen , Nass , Quinn and Tomczyk ; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler , Behnke , Green , Gundrum , Kreibich , Maxey , Mursau , Penterman , Piwowarczyk , Tittl , Tranel and Wichgers
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee Status: S - Vetoed