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2025 Wisconsin Act 118, sections 168 and 169 Repeals the closed armed forces member credit and veteran employment credit

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An obsolete tax provisions act repeals Wis. Stat. 71.07(6m), the armed forces member credit closed to new claims after 2020, effective January 1, 2027, and 71.07(6n), the veteran employment credit closed after 2012, effective January 1, 2034. Enacted March 27, 2026. Until then the statutes keep printing both with their text intact.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Senate
  2. In committee Done, Senate Agriculture and Revenue, then Assembly Rules
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Assembly
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Scheduled for

Sponsors

  • Howard L. MarkleinSponsor, Republican, Senate, District 17
  • Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 19
  • Steve NassCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 11
  • Robert WittkeCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 63
  • Lindee Rae BrillCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 27
  • Robert BrooksCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 59
  • Barbara DittrichCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 99
  • Rick GundrumCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 58
  • Daniel KnodlCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 24
  • Rob KreibichCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 28
  • Paul MelotikCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 22
  • David MurphyCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 56
  • Adam NeylonCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 15
  • Jerry L. O'ConnorCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 60
  • William PentermanCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 38
  • Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 98
  • Chuck WichgersCo-sponsor, Republican, Assembly, District 84

What it touches

  • Wis. Stat. § 71.07(6m)
  • Wis. Stat. § 71.07(6n)

Catalog entry

Official record

Read 2025 Wisconsin Act 118, sections 168 and 169 on the jurisdiction's own record