AB 1852025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 185
Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)
In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 13
Status
In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Rules, Assembly Ways and Means, Joint Finance, Joint Tax Exemptions Survey, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 30
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0 |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 2 adopted |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| November 12, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0 |
| November 12, 2025 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0 |
| November 12, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance |
| November 11, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to joint committee on Finance |
| November 11, 2025 | Assembly | Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0. |
| November 11, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions |
| November 7, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4) |
| May 19, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Larson added as a cosponsor |
| May 8, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| May 8, 2025 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| May 8, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| May 7, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| April 30, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| April 30, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens |
| April 30, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| April 25, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Miresse added as a coauthor |
| April 23, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens |
| April 15, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means |
| April 15, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Duchow, Melotik, Kreibich, Brown, Billings, Tranel, Mursau, O'Connor, Rivera-Wagner, Johnson and Sheehan; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Spreitzer |
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.