Assembly Bill 484
Allowing an individual without a qualifying child to claim the earned income tax credit
Topics: Income tax: Credit
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 9, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 federal law, the earned income tax credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for low-income workers. If the amount of the claim exceeds the worker's tax liability, the claimant receives a check for the excess amount from the Internal Revenue Service. The amount of the credit for which a claimant is eligible is based, in part, on whether the claimant has no qualifying children, one qualifying child, or more than one qualifying child.
Under current law, the refundable Wisconsin EITC may be claimed in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the federal basic EITC. To be eligible for the Wisconsin EITC, an individual must have one or more qualifying children. The Wisconsin EITC is equal to 4 percent of the federal credit if the claimant has one qualifying child, 14 percent of the federal credit if the claimant has two qualifying children, and 43 percent of the federal credit if the claimant has three or more qualifying children.
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Under this bill, a claimant who has no qualifying children may claim the Wisconsin EITC in an amount equal to 4 percent of the federal credit.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 11 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 4 · Jan 25, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 6, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 25, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 25, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 4.
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Nov 12, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 9, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Oct 9, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Fields, Staskunas, Young, Roys, Richards, Jorgensen, A. Williams, Grigsby, Zepnick, A. Ott, Bernard Schaber and Hintz;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Hopper, Vinehout and Wirch
- Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 12, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 25, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 6, Noes 4
- Jan 25, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote