2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 1205

Relating to: a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE)

In committee Last action April 9, 2026: Fiscal estimate received

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 7

Prime sponsors

Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Johnson, McCarville, Sinicki, Udell

Status

In committee as of April 9, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly State Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 5

Date	Chamber	Action
April 9, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
March 30, 2026	Assembly	Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Brown, Emerson, Johnson, Clancy, McCarville, Sinicki and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Roys

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.