Wisconsin House Bill 231

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 21-11)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.10 (4) (i), 71.21 (4) (a), 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.30 (3) (f), 71.34 (1k) (g), 71.45 (2) (a) 10. and 71.49 (1) (f); to create 13.94 (1) (zm), 15.448, 20.835 (2) (bm), 41.152, 71.07 (5f), 71.07 (5h), 71.10 (4) (fs), 71.10 (4) (ft), 71.28 (5f), 71.28 (5h), 71.30 (3) (epr), 71.30 (3) (eps), 71.47 (5f), 71.47 (5h), 71.49 (1) (epr) and 71.49 (1) (eps) of the statutes; Relating to: creating a tax credit for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Creating a tax credit for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Calvin Callahan [R]	Rep. Karen Hurd [R]	Rep. Brienne Brown [D]
Rep. Steve Doyle [D]	Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]	Rep. Russell Goodwin [D]	Rep. Chanz Green [R]
Rep. Tara Johnson [D]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]
Rep. Paul Melotik [R]	Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Rep. Clint Moses [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]
Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Pricilla Prado [D]	Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. David Steffen [R]
Rep. Rob Swearingen [R]	Rep. Paul Tittl [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]	Rep. Shannon Zimmerman [R]
Sen. Julian Bradley [R]	Sen. Patrick Testin [R]	Sen. Dora Drake [D]	Sen. Dan Feyen [R]
Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Brad Pfaff [D]	Sen. Romaine Quinn [R]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2025-06-10	House	Representative Bare added as a coauthor
2025-06-05	House	Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2025-06-02	House	Senator James added as a cosponsor
2025-05-29	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2025-05-29	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-05-29	House	Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2025-05-28	House	Representative Joers added as a coauthor
2025-05-21	House	Representatives Udell and Subeck added as coauthors
2025-05-20	House	Representative Spaude added as a coauthor
2025-05-19	House	Representatives Anderson and Stroud added as coauthors
2025-05-19	House	Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
2025-05-14	House	Executive action taken
2025-05-13	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong
2025-05-08	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-05-07	House	Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor
2025-05-07	House	Public hearing held
2025-05-07	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-05-02	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2025-05-02	House	Introduced

SB231 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab231
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB231.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB231-ASA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/ways_and_means/1917463.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab231/ab231_tour.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab231/ab231_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab231/ab231_lab.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB231.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/rules/1989237.pdf