Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB657: An Act to create 77.54 (76) and 238.42 of the statutes; Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE)
Status: Signed into law, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to create 77.54 (76) and 238.42 of the statutes; Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) Status: A - Enacted into Law Important Actions (newest first) Date / House Action Journal 4/2/2026Asm. Published 4-3-2026 705 3/17/2026Sen. Read a third time and concurred in,Ayes 30, Noes 3 805 2/12/2026Asm. Read a third time and passed,Ayes 92, Noes 6 565 Links - Amendment Histories - 2025 Wisconsin Act 165(PDF:) - 2025 Wisconsin Act 165: LC Act Memo - Bill Text(PDF:) - LC Amendment Memo - Fiscal Estimates and Reports - AB657 ROCP for Committee on Wa.
From the enrolled text, March 23, 2026:
An Act to create 77.54 (76) and 238.42 of the statutes; Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) Status: A - Enacted into Law Important Actions (newest first) Date / House Action Journal 4/2/2026Asm. Published 4-3-2026 705 3/17/2026Sen. Read a third time and concurred in,Ayes 30, Noes 3 805 2/12/2026Asm. Read a third time and passed,Ayes 92, Noes 6 565 Links - Amendment Histories - 2025 Wisconsin Act 165(PDF:) - 2025 Wisconsin Act 165: LC Act Memo - Bill Text(PDF:) - LC Amendment Memo - Fiscal Estimates and Reports - AB657 ROCP for Committee on Ways and Means On 2/4/2026(PDF:) - AB657 ROCP for Joint Committee on Finance On 2/16/2026(PDF:) - LC Bill Hearing Materials - Wisconsin Ethics Commission information - See Also - 2025 Senate Bill 636- S - Finance History Date / House Action Journal 11/19/2025Asm. Introduced by RepresentativesFranklin,Behnke,Callahan,Gustafson,Kreibich,Melotik,Murphy,Mursau,NeylonandUdell;cosponsored by SenatorFeyen 379 11/19/2025Asm. Read first time and referred toCommittee on Ways and Means 379 11/21/2025Asm. RepresentativeSubeckadded as a coauthor 387 12/4/2025Asm. Fiscal estimate received 12/8/2025Asm. Fiscal estimate received 12/17/2025Asm. RepresentativeArmstrongadded as a coauthor 415 1/8/2026Asm. Public hearing held 1/12/2026Asm. Assembly Amendment 1offered by RepresentativeFranklin 430 1/29/2026Asm. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1offered by RepresentativeFranklin 511 2/4/2026Asm. Executive action taken 2/4/2026Asm. ReportAssembly Substitute Amendment 1adoption recommended byCommittee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes …