Assembly Bill 20
Denying tax benefits to financial institutions that violate the state or federal soldiers' relief act
Topics: Financial institution, Military personnel, Revenue, Department of
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 5, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current federal law, persons who are in active service in the U.S. armed forces and their dependents are given certain protections related to lawsuits, leases, obligations, and contracts for the period in which they are in active service. In addition, under current state law, a person who is in active service in the U.S. armed forces is not liable for penalties and interest related to unpaid property taxes during the period in which the person is in active service. Under this bill, the Department of Revenue must deny tax benefits to any financial organization that violates the protections offered under state and federal law to persons who are in active service in the U.S. armed forces and their dependents related to lawsuits, leases, obligations, contracts, and property taxes.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
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Authors (3)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 26, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 5, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions.
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Feb 5, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 5, 2009 · Assembly
- Feb 5, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions
- Feb 26, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 26, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Schneider
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate