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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 261: Relating to: certain limitations on claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property 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

SB 261 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: certain limitations on claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 17 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 21 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Sarah KeyeskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Jill BillingsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Maureen McCarvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Lee SnodgrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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 J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
  8. Introduced by Senators Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Phelps, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Joers, Madison, Maxey, McCarville, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Roe and Snodgrass

Sources

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