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SB379 • 2025

creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation

creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation

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Sponsor
Senators Jacque, Hesselbein, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Brill, B. Jacobson, Subeck, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hysell, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Sen.

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  2. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. 2026-02-17 Sen.

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  4. 2026-02-13 Sen.

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-02-13 Sen.

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  7. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 4

  9. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  10. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  11. 2026-01-29 Sen.

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  12. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  13. 2025-10-31 Sen.

    Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-10-30 Sen.

    Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a cosponsor

  15. 2025-10-28 Sen.

    Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 8, Noes 0

  17. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  18. 2025-09-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  19. 2025-09-15 Sen.

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor

  20. 2025-09-12 Sen.

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  21. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  22. 2025-08-04 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  23. 2025-07-17 Sen.

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  24. 2025-07-16 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Jacque , Hesselbein , Bradley , Dassler-Alfheim , Keyeski , Nass , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wall and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Brill , B. Jacobson , Subeck , Armstrong , Bare , Behnke , Dittrich , Emerson , Franklin , Goeben , Goodwin , Gundrum , Hysell , Knodl , Kreibich , McCarville , Miresse , Murphy , Mursau , O'Connor , Piwowarczyk , Prado , Tusler , Udell and Wichgers

  25. 2025-07-16 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)