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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 17: Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program. (FE)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 17 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program. (FE). Primary sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), Ben Franklin (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joy Goeben (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Angelina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Francesca HongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Andrew HysellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Priscilla PradoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Public hearing held
  3. Fiscal estimate received
  4. Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue
  5. Received from Assembly
  6. Ordered immediately messaged
  7. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0
  8. Rules suspended
  9. Ordered to a third reading
  10. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  11. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  12. Read a second time

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source