Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
AB 182 amends state tax statutes to clarify how low-income housing tax credits are allocated to owners in multi-entity business structures. It specifies that partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations cannot claim the credit directly; instead, partners, members, or shareholders must claim it based on their ownership share or a written agreement. A new provision (76.639(3)(b)) explicitly allows insurers who are partners/members/shareholders to claim credits based on their stake in qualifying housing projects. The bill requires entities to calculate and provide credit allocations to owners, with written agreements needed for non-proportional allocations, and holds individual claimants responsible for tax disputes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Apr 15, 2025
Signed Apr 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · Assembly Jan 13, 2026
How they voted
30–3
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 17, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican18
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
10
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 236
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 30, Noes 3
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Amended
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wall and Wirch
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Amended
Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 44
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Haywood
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Amended
Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 44
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Amended
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 56, Noes 43
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Doyle
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 14, Noes 0
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 13, Noes 0
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Green, Bare, Goodwin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Subeck, Tenorio and Roe;
cosponsored by Senators Quinn, James, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Wall and Wirch
lower
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Brent Jacobson
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Jim Piwowarczyk
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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