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SB96Introduced in the Senate

Exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)

Passed

Introduced by Howard Marklein, District 17

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act to renumber 77.997 (1); to amend 77.54 (71) (a), 77.54 (71) (b), 77.9972 (1) (b) and 77.9973 (2); to create 77.997 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)

Where it stands

Published 4-9-2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in · January 15, 2026

96

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

99 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Joel Kitchens1Yes
Shae Sortwell2Yes
Ron Tusler3Yes
David Steffen4Not Voting
Joy Goeben5Yes
Elijah Behnke6Yes
Karen Kirsch7Yes
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez8Yes
Pricilla Prado9Yes
Darrin Madison10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Tourism

  3. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  6. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  7. Public hearing held

  8. Executive action taken

  9. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  10. Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Available for scheduling

  12. Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Read a second time

  14. Referred to joint committee on Finance

  15. Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  16. Ordered to a third reading

  17. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Received from Senate

  21. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  23. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  24. Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  25. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  26. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  27. Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  28. Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  29. Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor

  30. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  31. Read a second time

  32. Ordered to a third reading

  33. Rules suspended

  34. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  35. Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Received from Assembly concurred in

  37. Report correctly enrolled

  38. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  39. Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 211

  40. Published 4-9-2026

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