SB 706 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for personal farm property or household goods sold by auction on the Internet. (FE)

SB 706 modifies Wisconsin's sales tax exemption for personal farm property or household goods sold at auction, limiting the exemption to five or fewer auction events per year. The bill defines an "auction event" as consecutive days of bidding (including online), regardless of whether the property is physically located at one or multiple sites. It specifically applies to auctions conducted by licensed auctioneers, clarifying that "location" means a single building or store in shopping centers. This change directly affects auctioneers and sellers of farm equipment or household items who use online bidding platforms. The law creates new definitions for "auctioneer" and "location" to standardize the exemption rules.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Quinn and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Kreibich, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Novak and Penterman
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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