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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 231: 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)

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

SB 231 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on April 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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). Primary sponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican), Dora Drake (Democratic), Dan Feyen (Republican), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Romaine Quinn (Republican), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 24 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 11 · Republican 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julian BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Patrick TestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Dora DrakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Brad PfaffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Karen HurdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Priscilla PradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Pat SnyderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Rob SwearingenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Paul TittlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Shannon ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
  3. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
  4. Available for scheduling
  5. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  6. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  7. Executive action taken
  8. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
  9. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bradley
  10. Representatives Udell and Subeck added as cosponsors
  11. Senator James added as a coauthor
  12. Public hearing held

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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