Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 425: Relating to: an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation. (FE)
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Plain-language summary
SB 425 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 26
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Jenna Jacobson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 50 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Ryan Spaude | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 89 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Senator Smith added as a coauthor
- Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
- Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- Fiscal estimate received
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- Introduced by Senators Pfaff, Keyeski, Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, L. Johnson and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives J. Jacobson, Brown, Spaude, Palmeri, Goodwin, Udell, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Snodgrass, Joers, Subeck, DeSmidt, Roe, Johnson, Clancy, Ortiz-Velez and Anderson