Dan Feyen, Wisconsin State Senator for 20th District | Official website
Dan Feyen, Wisconsin State Senator for 20th District | Official website
According to the Wisconsin State Legislature's official website, the bill was described as follows: "a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)".
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill establishes an income and franchise tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization targeted at railroads classified as class II or class III by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. Eligible claimants can receive a credit equating to 50% of qualified short line railroad maintenance expenditures and 50% of qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures. The credits for maintenance are capped at $5,000 per mile of track owned or leased, while the credits for new infrastructure are limited to $2 million per project, with eligibility starting from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2034. The bill mandates approval by the Department of Revenue before claiming credits, with an annual ceiling of $10 million on approved credits, assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Unused credits can be carried forward for five years, and credits may be transferred or sold to other taxpayers.
The bill was co-authored by Representative Todd Novak (Republican-51st District), Senator Cory Tomczyk (Republican-29th District), Senator Mary Felzkowski (Republican-12th District), Senator Patrick Testin (Republican-24th District). It was co-sponsored by Representative David Armstrong (Republican-67th District), Representative Bob G. Donovan (Republican-61st District), and Representative Benjamin Franklin (Republican-88th District), along six other co-sponsors.
Dan Feyen has authored or co-authored another 63 bills since the beginning of the 2025 session, with none of them being enacted.
Feyen graduated from Fox Valley Technical College in 1988.
Feyen, a Republican, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 2025 to represent the state's 20th Senate district, replacing previous state senator Duey Stroebel.
In Wisconsin, the legislative process starts when a senator, constituent, group, or agency proposes an idea for a bill. After drafting, the bill is introduced, numbered, and referred to a committee for review and public input. If approved, it moves through three readings and votes in both the Senate and Assembly. Once both chambers pass the same version, the bill goes to the governor, who can sign it, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Only a small share of bills introduced each session ultimately become law. You can learn more about the Wisconsin legislative process here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB213 | 04/16/2025 | A tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE) |
| SB211 | 04/16/2025 | Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban |
| SB209 | 04/16/2025 | Limiting liability relating to traffic control devices for manufacturers and others |
| SB206 | 04/16/2025 | Voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE) |
| SB205 | 04/16/2025 | Information provided to voters concerning proposed constitutional amendments and other statewide referenda. (FE) |
| SB204 | 04/16/2025 | Creating a video game production tax credit and making an appropriation. (FE) |
| SB201 | 04/14/2025 | Workforce metrics. (FE) |
| SB200 | 04/14/2025 | Various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE) |
| SB199 | 04/14/2025 | Academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE) |
| SB194 | 04/14/2025 | Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court |
| SB188 | 04/14/2025 | Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE) |
| SB180 | 04/07/2025 | Modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE) |
| SB179 | 04/03/2025 | Applying the motor vehicle fuel tax supplier’s administrative allowance to diesel fuel, a motor vehicle fuel tax refund for evaporation losses, and making an appropriation. (FE) |
| SB159 | 03/27/2025 | Requirements for lighting on police vehicles |
| SB145 | 03/21/2025 | The procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE) |
| SB130 | 03/14/2025 | The distribution of certain material on the Internet |
| SB125 | 03/14/2025 | A nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE) |
| SB124 | 03/14/2025 | Creating a board to organize, promote, and host a Wisconsin nuclear power summit. (FE) |
| SB122 | 03/07/2025 | Limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE) |
| SB118 | 03/07/2025 | A tax credit for relocating to this state due to Hurricane Helene or the Los Angeles wildfires. (FE) |
| SB100 | 03/07/2025 | The requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE) |
| SB95 | 03/07/2025 | Restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE) |
| SB94 | 03/07/2025 | Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty |
| SB90 | 03/07/2025 | The sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas sold for residential use. (FE) |
| SB69 | 02/26/2025 | An income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE) |
| SB66 | 02/21/2025 | Registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty |
| SB62 | 02/21/2025 | Financing the operating costs and certain out-of-state projects of nonprofit institutions and compensation of employees of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority. (FE) |
| SB55 | 02/21/2025 | Prohibiting the Department of Justice from using the legal services of nongovernmental employees. (FE) |
| SB40 | 02/12/2025 | Flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule |
| SB29 | 02/12/2025 | Requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time |
| SB28 | 02/12/2025 | An incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain certain transmission facilities and Public Service Commission procedures if the transmission facility is a regionally cost-shared transmission line |
| SB26 | 02/05/2025 | Technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others. (FE) |
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