SB 376 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care. (FE)

SB 376 adjusts the effective year for a state tax credit that employers can claim for providing child care benefits to employees, changing the reference from 2024 to 2025 in multiple sections. It also adds language specifying that the credit will be "in effect for federal purposes," aligning the state credit with federal tax treatment. This bill directly affects employers offering child care programs, ensuring the credit applies to 2025 tax filings and coordinates with federal rules. The bill passed unanimously in the legislature on November 18, 2025, with no opposition.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jul 16, 2025 Signed Apr 6, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Nov 18, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
10
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 183
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 94, Noes 4
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Haywood
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report concurrence as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Sep 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Sep 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen
upper
Jul 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Feyen, Nass and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Allen, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Steffen and VanderMeer
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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