AB 382025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 38
Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (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 12
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 Tax Exemptions Survey, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 29
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 33, Paired 2 |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 52, Noes 42 |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Clancy |
| January 15, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Steffen added as a coauthor |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tusler |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules |
| November 11, 2025 | Assembly | Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received |
| 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) |
| September 15, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 2 |
| September 15, 2025 | Assembly | Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| September 15, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| September 4, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| August 21, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| August 18, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler |
| July 2, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Melotik added as a coauthor |
| February 28, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| February 18, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor |
| February 17, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means |
| February 17, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Green, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tittl, Tranel and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Bradley, Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk |
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.