republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2023/ab-793.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: modifying the tax treatment of college savings accounts and the employee college savings account contribution credit. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: modifying the tax treatment of college savings accounts and the employee college savings account contribution credit. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 793"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 793 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Behnke", "Binsfeld", "Brandtjen", "Callahan", "Conley", "Dittrich", "Goeben", "Goyke", "Joers", "Kitchens", "Macco", "Maxey", "Melotik", "Mursau", "Ohnstad", "Ortiz-Velez", "Penterman", "Ratcliff", "Rettinger"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-12-08T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e112d7cd-8084-4e52-b4bf-1590eafaf112"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab793"
source_hash: "d899942bb656ce58a690b199b98c64bb7abf8c1e4dfccd10a02e51a02a370f7d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 793 (2023) — Relating to: modifying the tax treatment of college savings accounts and the employee college savings account contribution credit. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB793-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB793)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Binsfeld — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Callahan — primary (person)
- Conley — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Goeben — primary (person)
- Goyke — primary (person)
- Joers — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Maxey — primary (person)
- Melotik — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Ohnstad — primary (person)
- Ortiz-Velez — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Ratcliff — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Binsfeld, Joers, Allen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Conley, Dittrich, Goeben, Goyke, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Ratcliff and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Nass, Spreitzer and Wirch `introduction`
- **2023-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-20T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-12-27T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2024-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Binsfeld and Joers
- **2024-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Representative C. Anderson added as a coauthor
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Bodden added as a coauthor
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- **2024-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received `receipt`
- **2024-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 148 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-22-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e112d7cd-8084-4e52-b4bf-1590eafaf112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).