MADISON, WI – The State Senate and State Assembly met this week for their November floor periods. Among the bills approved were three proposals on which State Rep. Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) was the lead Assembly author.
On November 18, the Senate unanimously passed two Armstrong bills:
- Senate Bill 376, the Senate companion to Representative Armstrong’s Assembly Bill 369, creates a state income tax credit for employers that provide childcare services – in-house or contracted – for their employees. SB 376 mirrors an existing federal tax credit that was recently expanded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 376 will now come to the Assembly for further action (the Assembly ways and means committee has already approved AB 369).
- Assembly Bill 280 clarifies provisions in the Business Development Tax Credit program that incentivize business investment in childcare services and workforce housing. As the Assembly passed AB 280 in October, AB 280 will now go to Governor Evers for his consideration.
“Affordable and accessible housing and childcare are crucial to Wisconsin’s economy,” Representative Armstrong said. “As I’ve said many times before, no one wants to work where they can’t find a place to live or where there’s no one to watch the kids. I am proud to have worked on legislation in this session and past sessions that help address these important issues.”
The Assembly met on November 19 to vote on a number of bills, including several election administration reforms, a proposal to restrict the use of FoodShare (a.k.a. food stamps or SNAP) benefits for candy and soft drinks, and a package that eases barriers to voluntary school district consolidations.
The Assembly also unanimously passed Assembly Bill 375, an Armstrong bill that originally had been scheduled for a vote on October 7. AB 375 makes several changes to Wisconsin’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program to make it easier for property owners to access the credit, which incentivizes the preservation or rehabilitation of historic buildings so they can continue to contribute to their communities’ character and heritage. AB 375 will now go to the Senate for further action (the Senate revenue committee has already approved AB 375’s companion, Senate Bill 382).
