Relating to: a tax credit for certain sales and use taxes paid on services sold through an amusement device. (FE)
AB 878 creates a tax credit for businesses that pay certain sales and use taxes on services sold through amusement devices (like arcade games or interactive machines). Specifically, it allows businesses to claim a credit equal to the county and municipal sales taxes paid on those services, reducing their Wisconsin income or franchise tax liability. The credit cannot be claimed directly by partnerships, LLCs, or tax-option corporations, but must be passed through to their owners based on ownership share. Unused credit can be carried forward for up to 20 years to offset future tax bills.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Feb 19, 2026
How they voted
54–41
Passed
Total votes 95
Feb 19, 2026
D
Democratic42
97% Nay
R
Republican53
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 10, Noes 3
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 41
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Green and Knodl;
cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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