WI AB185 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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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Title

Property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-11-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-23SenateFailed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2025-11-20SenateAvailable for scheduling
2025-11-20SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2025-11-20SenateReceived from Assembly
2025-11-19HouseOrdered immediately messaged
2025-11-19HouseRead a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
2025-11-19HouseRules suspended
2025-11-19HouseOrdered to a third reading
2025-11-19HouseAssembly Amendment 2 adopted
2025-11-19HouseRead a second time
2025-11-13HousePlaced on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-12HouseReport passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
2025-11-12HouseReport Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
2025-11-12HouseExecutive action taken by joint committee on Finance
2025-11-11HouseReferred to joint committee on Finance
2025-11-11HouseReport of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
2025-11-11HouseExecutive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
2025-11-07HouseReferred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)
2025-05-19HouseSenator Larson added as a cosponsor
2025-05-08HouseReferred to committee on Rules
2025-05-08HouseReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-05-08HouseReport Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-05-07HouseExecutive action taken
2025-04-30HousePublic hearing held
2025-04-30HouseAssembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens
2025-04-30HouseFiscal estimate received
2025-04-25HouseRepresentative Miresse added as a coauthor
2025-04-23HouseAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
2025-04-15HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2025-04-15HouseIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

SB185 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Wisconsin State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab185
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB185.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB185-AA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB185-AA2.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab185/ab185_dor.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/ways_and_means/1916594.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB185.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/joint/finance/1953998.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab185/ab185_jscte.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985160.pdf
Roll Callhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0112

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