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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 36: Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (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 36 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE). Primary sponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Julian Bradley (Republican), Rob Hutton (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Romaine Quinn (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 12 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 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Julian BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Rob HuttonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Paul TittlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Travis TranelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Ron TuslerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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 4-3-2026
  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  5. Report correctly enrolled
  6. Received from Assembly concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 31
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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