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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 291: Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE)

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 291 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE). Primary sponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican), Jesse James (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Romaine Quinn (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82.

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): Republican 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Karen HurdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Dean KaufertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Scott KrugCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4

“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 notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-13-2026
  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-9-2026 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)
  5. Report correctly enrolled
  6. Received from Assembly concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 63, Noes 31
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Made a special order of business at 11:14 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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