The Wisconsin Assembly began what is expected to be its final week of the 2025–26 legislative
session on Tuesday, February 17, advancing several key measures. Lawmakers approved
legislation increasing local government competitive bidding thresholds, creating a $120 million
tax credit for a biofuel project, and adopting the federal employer child care tax credit at the
state level. Several bills now head to the Senate for further action as the session nears
adjournment.
Below is the highlighted action from the Assembly calendar.
Assembly bills passed and messaged
AB-217 Bidding Thresholds (O’Connor, Jerry) Local government competitive bidding thresholds.
Passed, (Voice Vote).
AB-373. Tax Credit (Brill, Lindee Rae) Creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the
parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. Passed, 98-0.
AB-619 Biofuel Tax Credit (Green, Chanz) A tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing,
authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making
an appropriation. Passed, 94-5.
AB-629 Disabling Drones (Wichgers, Chuck) Police authority to disable drones threatening
public safety and providing a penalty. Passed, 57-42.
AB-683 Telecommunications (Knodl, Dan) Prohibiting critical telecommunications
infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. Passed, 54-45.
AB-713 Batteries (Kitchens, Joel) Requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer
battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. Passed, 99-0.
AB-768 Drones Over Utilities (Donovan, Bob) Operation of drones over certain utility facilities
and providing a penalty. Passed, 85-14.
Senate Bills, Passed and Messaged
SB-376 Child Care Tax Credit (Feyen, Daniel) A tax credit for employer-provided child care.
Passed, 94-4.
SB-413 Immunity (Marklein, Howard) Immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on
assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the time limit for prosecution of second-degree
sexual assault, and the standard for terminating residential residency when tenant is the victim
of sexual assault. Passed, (Voice Vote).
SB-782 False Text Messages (Wanggaard, Van) Intentionally sending false text messages to 911
and providing a penalty. Passed, 84-15.