2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB185: Property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to repeal 70.11 (29p); to renumber 70.11 (29m); to create 70.11 (29m) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)
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Bill History
4/15/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
4/15/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
State Assembly
4/23/2025
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
State Assembly
4/25/2025
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/30/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
4/30/2025
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens
State Assembly
4/30/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
5/7/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
5/8/2025
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
State Assembly
5/8/2025
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
State Assembly
5/8/2025
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
5/19/2025
Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 2
Assembly Amendment 2
4/30/2025Not Adopted
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
4/23/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/15/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Rules(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 9
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Joel Kitchens
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Todd Novak
Republican
Cindi Duchow
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Brienne Brown
Democrat
Jill Billings
Democrat
Travis Tranel
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
Democrat
Tara Johnson
Democrat
Joe Sheehan
Democrat
Andre Jacque
Republican
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat