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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 494: Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 494 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE). Primary sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Mark Born (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Bob Wittke (Republican), Shannon Zimmerman (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Joel Kitchens (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass 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 2 · Republican 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Calvin CallahanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Mark BornPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Rob SwearingenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Bob WittkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Shannon ZimmermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Mary FelzkowskiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Dan FeyenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jodi Habush SinykinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“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 pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
  4. Referred to committee on Rules
  5. Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Fiscal estimate received
  10. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  12. Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Armstrong, Born, Knodl, Melotik, Swearingen, Wittke, Zimmerman, Dittrich, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck and Kitchens; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Felzkowski and Wanggaard

Sources

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