Assembly Bill 359
Creating a refundable individual income tax credit for certain married couples
Topics: Income tax: Credit, Marriage
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
Jul 31, 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 Children and Families.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a refundable individual income tax credit for married couples.
The maximum credit that may be claimed by a married couple that files a joint return is $200 and the maximum credit that may be claimed by each spouse of a married couple that files a separate return is $100. Both spouses of a married couple may claim the credit, except that a married couple filing jointly may not claim the credit if their Wisconsin adjusted gross income (WAGI) exceeds $75,000 in the year to which the claim relates, and a married individual filing a separate return may not claim the credit if his or her WAGI exceeds $37,500 in the year to which the claim relates.
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Because the credit is refundable, if the amount of the claim exceeds the claimant's tax liability, the excess credit is refunded to the individual by check. Nonresidents or part-year residents of Wisconsin may not claim the credit.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · 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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Feb 3, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 31, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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Jul 31, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 31, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pridemore, Grigsby, Brooks, Gunderson, Mason and Bies;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Darling
- Jul 31, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families
- Aug 3, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 3, 2010 · 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