Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE)
AB 283 expands Wisconsin's business development tax credit to include specific child care costs incurred by employers for their employees. It allows businesses to claim a tax credit covering up to 15% of eligible expenses, such as capital costs to start a child care program, operational costs, reimbursements for employee child care, purchased child care slots, and contributions to dependent care flexible spending accounts. This directly affects businesses operating in Wisconsin that provide child care benefits to employees, making these costs deductible under the existing tax credit program. The bill modifies tax code sections to define these eligible expenses and sets the effective date for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Hurd, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman and Steffen;
cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James, Nass and Quinn
lower
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
David Steffen
RRepublican
P
Dean Kaufert
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Todd Novak
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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