2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB176: An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes; Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
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Bill History
4/3/2025
Introduced
Senate
4/3/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
Senate
4/14/2025
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
Senate
4/22/2025
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
5/13/2025
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
Senate
5/21/2025
Public hearing held
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture and Revenue(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 27
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor

Romaine Quinn
Republican
Co-Sponsors (33)
Julian Bradley
Republican
Dan Feyen
Republican
Jesse James
Republican
Sarah Keyeski
Democrat
Brad Pfaff
Democrat
Melissa Ratcliff
Democrat
Rob Stafsholt
Republican
Patrick Testin
Republican
Cory Tomczyk
Republican
Eric Wimberger
Republican
Rob Summerfield
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Nate Gustafson
Republican
David Armstrong
Republican
Calvin Callahan
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Chanz Green
Republican
Brent Jacobson
Republican
Jenna Jacobson
Democrat
Tara Johnson
Democrat
Dean Kaufert
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Clint Moses
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Todd Novak
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Rob Swearingen
Republican
Duke Tucker
Republican
Randy Udell
Democrat
Nancy VanderMeer
Republican
Robert Wittke
Republican