WisconsinNational Guard and reserve members could subtract certain training pay
For tax years starting after December 31, 2025, eligible National Guard members and reservists could subtract certain drill and training pay from Wisconsin taxable income.
What it does
National Guard members and military reservists could subtract certain drill, field-exercise, and inactive-duty training pay from Wisconsin taxable income for later tax years.
Argument forEligible service members could owe less Wisconsin income tax because qualifying drill and training pay would not count toward taxable income.
Argument againstThe subtraction could reduce state or local tax collections, although the supplied text does not include the fiscal estimate needed to measure that effect.
More detail
Wisconsin income-tax rules would allow eligible service members to subtract certain training pay from taxable income. The provision covers National Guard members and members of reserve components of the U.S. armed forces. The subtraction covers basic pay for federally required drills and field exercises and compensation for inactive-duty training. A member could subtract only income not already subtracted under the same tax provision. The provision applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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History
- 2026
- Jun 16Representative Doyle added as a coauthorLatest
- Apr 9Published 4-9-2026Major
- Apr 9Report approved by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 205Became Law
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Mar 24Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026Minor
- Mar 20Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Mar 18Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Mar 17Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0Passed Senate
- Mar 17Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 17Read a second timeMinor
- Mar 17Senators Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors
- Mar 16Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Vote recorded Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 7, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 16Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 16Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 7, Noes 0Minor
- Mar 13Senator Pfaff added as a cosponsor
- Mar 12Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- Mar 3Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0Minor
- Mar 3Executive action taken
- Mar 2Representative Joers added as a coauthor
- Feb 27Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)Minor
- Feb 27Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Feb 25Available for scheduling
- Feb 25Read first time and referred to committee on Senate OrganizationMinor
- Feb 23Received from AssemblyMinor
- Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0Passed Assembly
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:46 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 13Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
- Feb 6Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Feb 4Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0Minor
- Feb 4Executive action taken
- Jan 29Public hearing held
- Jan 29Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Melotik and Maxey added as coauthors
- Jan 28Representatives Knodl and Stubbs added as coauthors
- Jan 27Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military AffairsMinor
- Jan 27Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Penterman, Behnke, Kreibich, Mursau, Tucker, Goeben, Wichgers, Andraca, Moses, Allen and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque, Feyen and TestinIntroduced
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