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SB36 • 2025

an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee

an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee

Labor Taxes
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 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
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. 2026-02-25 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  4. 2026-02-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  5. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read

  6. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  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 60, Noes 31

  11. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-01-22 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  13. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    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

  14. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Read a second time

  15. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 4 was not germane well taken

  16. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  17. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 4 adopted

  18. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  21. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2026-01-16 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. 2026-01-15 Sen.

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  24. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  25. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 4 by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 16, Noes 0

  26. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 4 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, Noes 4

  27. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, Noes 4

  28. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  29. 2026-01-13 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 5, Noes 4

  31. 2025-10-23 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  32. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 3 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 6, Noes 2

  33. 2025-09-19 Sen.

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

  34. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  35. 2025-09-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  36. 2025-09-03 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  37. 2025-08-18 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Senator Jacque

  38. 2025-08-07 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque

  39. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor

  40. 2025-06-09 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  41. 2025-05-21 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  42. 2025-02-28 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  43. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  44. 2025-02-12 Sen.

    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

  45. 2025-02-12 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee
Status: S - Vetoed