Assembly Bill 234
An income and franchise tax for hiring certain individuals
Topics: Child labor, Corporation: Taxation, Employment, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Persons with disabilities, Veteran
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Apr 29, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
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Committee
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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
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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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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.
This bill provides income and franchise tax credits for hiring the following individuals:
1. A veteran who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability and who is a member of a family receiving supplemental nutrition assistance.
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2. An ex-felon.
3. An individual who is a vocational rehabilitation referral.
4. An individual who is participating in a program administered by any local workforce development board in this state.
5. An individual who is at least 16 years of age, but no more than 17 years of age, who is either a high school student or who graduates from high school during the taxable year for which a credit is claimed, and who is a member of a family whose Wisconsin taxable income is no more than 70 percent of the federal poverty line.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 12, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 29, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 29, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
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Apr 29, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 29, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Fields, A. Williams, Staskunas, Lothian, Jorgensen, Hilgenberg, Grigsby, Pasch and Parisi;Cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and Plale
- Apr 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business
- Apr 29, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Lothian withdrawn as a coauthor
- May 12, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate