WisconsinWisconsin exempts home electric vehicle charging from state tax
Wisconsin law exempts electricity from any charger at a home electric vehicle charging station from the state charging tax, effective retroactively from January 1, 2025.
What it does
Electricity from any charger at a home electric vehicle charging station is exempt from Wisconsin’s electric vehicle charging tax.
Argument forPeople charging at home may pay less tax on that electricity because the exemption covers any charger at a residence.
Argument againstThe exemption could reduce tax money collected on home charging, leaving the state with less revenue for public services.
More detail
Wisconsin law exempts electricity from any charger at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. The exemption covers electricity delivered or placed by any charger at an electric vehicle charging station located at a residence. This treatment applies retroactively to electricity delivered or placed on January 1, 2025.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 9Published 4-9-2026Latest
- Apr 9Report approved by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 211Became Law
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Jan 20Report correctly enrolledMinor
- Jan 16Received from Assembly concurred inMinor
- Jan 15Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0Passed House
- Jan 15Rules suspended
- Jan 15Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Jan 15Read a second timeMinor
- Jan 15Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take upMajor
- Jan 14Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
- Jan 13Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 12Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
- 2025
- Jul 15Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- May 28Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0Minor
- Vote recorded Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0. Result: pass.Lower
- May 28Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- May 27Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- May 22Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax ExemptionsMinor
- May 22Read first time and referred to committee on RulesMinor
- May 15Received from SenateMinor
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- May 15Ordered immediately messaged
- May 15Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0Passed Senate
- May 15Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- May 15Ordered to a third readingMinor
- May 15Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- May 15Referred to joint committee on FinanceMinor
- May 15Read a second timeMinor
- May 13Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 6Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0Minor
- May 6Executive action taken
- Apr 30Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
- Apr 30Public hearing held
- Apr 21Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Apr 15Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Mar 12Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Mar 7Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and TourismMinor
- Mar 7Introduced by Senators Marklein, Testin, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Dittrich, Clancy, Melotik and UdellIntroduced
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