SB 212025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 21
Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program. (FE)
In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 3
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: Senate Agriculture and Revenue (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 12
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| January 8, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| December 10, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James |
| June 27, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James |
| June 24, 2025 | Senate | Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor |
| June 10, 2025 | Senate | Representative Bare added as a cosponsor |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Representative Joers added as a cosponsor |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Representatives Fitzgerald and Roe added as cosponsors |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue |
| February 5, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators James, Larson and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Franklin, Kaufert, Madison, Anderson, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hysell, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Stroud, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers |
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.