Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB1226: An Act to amend 183.0122 (2) (a) (intro.); to create 183.0122 (2) (e) of the statutes; Relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
Status: Failed, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 183.0122 (2) (a) (intro.); to create 183.0122 (2) (e) of the 2statutes; relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of 3organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a filing fee exception for youth entrepreneurs who form a limited liability company (LLC). Current law establishes a fee of $130 for filing LLC articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. However, DFI may not collect this fee if the LLC members or organizers are all student entrepreneurs…
From the introduced text, March 19, 2026:
to amend 183.0122 (2) (a) (intro.); to create 183.0122 (2) (e) of the 2statutes; relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of 3organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a filing fee exception for youth entrepreneurs who form a limited liability company (LLC). Current law establishes a fee of $130 for filing LLC articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. However, DFI may not collect this fee if the LLC members or organizers are all student entrepreneurs. A "student entrepreneur" is defined as a student who is at least 18 years of age, enrolled in a postsecondary institution in this state, and an organizer or member of an LLC formed as a business start-up. The bill creates an additional filing fee exception for youth entrepreneurs. A "youth entrepreneur" is defined as an individual who is at least 12 but less than 18 years of age and who is an organizer of an LLC or will be a member of the LLC upon its formation. Under the bill, DFI may not collect a fee for filing LLC articles of organization if the LLC members or organizers are all youth entrepreneurs. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this …