Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)
AB 373 creates a refundable $2,000 individual income tax credit for parents who experience a stillbirth in the state, as documented by a fetal death report. The credit is refundable, meaning parents who owe less in income tax than the credit amount will receive the difference as a cash payment from state funds. Eligibility requires the stillbirth to meet state reporting criteria (per §69.18), and rules specify $2,000 for joint filers per stillbirth or $1,000 each for unmarried parents or separate filers. The credit must be claimed within the standard tax filing deadline and cannot be used by nonresidents or for partial tax years.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jul 17, 2025
Signed Apr 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · Assembly Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 17, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 241
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brill
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
lower
Nov 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to joint committee on Finance
lower
Nov 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 0
lower
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Brill, B. Jacobson, Subeck, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hysell, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Hesselbein, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wanggaard
lower
25 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Hysell
DDemocratic
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Ben Franklin
RRepublican
P
Brent Jacobson
RRepublican
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jim Piwowarczyk
RRepublican
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Lindee Brill
RRepublican
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Ron Tusler
RRepublican
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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