2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 670

Relating to: exempting persons engaged in certain contract research services from the sales and use tax. (FE)

Enacted Last action April 3, 2026: Published 4-4-2026

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

Sponsors 3

Prime sponsors

Armstrong, Dittrich, Steffen

Status

Enacted as of April 3, 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 39

Date	Chamber	Action
April 3, 2026	Assembly	Published 4-4-2026
April 3, 2026	Assembly	Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 190
April 2, 2026	Assembly	Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
March 18, 2026	Assembly	Received from Senate concurred in
March 17, 2026	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
March 17, 2026	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
March 17, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
March 17, 2026	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
March 17, 2026	Senate	Read a second time
March 16, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
March 16, 2026	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
February 25, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
February 25, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
February 23, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 89, Noes 7
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Made a special order of business at 9:31 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 15
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
February 9, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
February 6, 2026	Assembly	Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)
February 4, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
February 4, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
February 4, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
February 3, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
January 21, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
January 21, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 1
January 21, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 1
January 21, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
January 8, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong
January 8, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
November 25, 2025	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
November 19, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
November 19, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Dittrich and Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Marklein

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.