Assembly Bill 794
Nonrefundable individual and corporate income and franchise tax credits for purchasing a thermal biomass heating system and fuel for such a system, property tax exemptions for thermal biomass heating systems and facilities used to store fuel for such systems, and a sales and use tax exemption for purchasing a thermal biomass heating system
Topics: Corporation: Taxation, Energy conservation, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Property tax: Exemption, Sales tax: Exemption
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
Mar 2, 2010
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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
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a nonrefundable individual income tax credit, and a corporate income and franchise tax credit, for the purchase of a thermal biomass heating system (system) and a similar nonrefundable credit for the purchase of biomass fuel for such a system. Under the bill, a claimant may claim 100 percent of the cost the claimant spends for the purchase and installation of a system in the claimant's primary residence or place of business. A claimant may also claim a credit for 100 percent of the cost of fuel for a system that is installed in the claimant's primary residence or place of business.
To be eligible for the credit, the system must comply with all state requirements related to emissions of air contaminants, and the provisions of the federal Clean Air Act, that apply to the system on the day it is purchased. The credit related to purchasing a system, or fuel for the system, for an individual's primary residence may not be claimed by a nonresident or part-year resident of the state. Because the credit is nonrefundable, it may be claimed only up to the amount of a taxpayer's income or franchise tax liability.
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Under the bill, a system is defined as a stove, furnace, or boiler that generates heat from biomass and provides an energy efficiency conversion of at least 75 percent. Subject to a number of exceptions, such as an exception for garbage and for certain nonvegetation-based waste, biomass is defined under the bill as a resource that derives energy from wood or plant material or residue, biological waste, crops grown for use as such a resource, or landfill gases.
The bill also creates real and personal property tax exemptions for a system and for facilities that are used to store fuel for such a system. Finally, the bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase of a system, including accessories, attachments, and repair parts.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
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.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Jobs vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · Mar 31, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. 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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Apr 1, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 31, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 31, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Mar 17, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
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Mar 2, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Friske, Molepske Jr., Mursau, Meyer, M. Williams, Brooks, Hraychuck, Kestell, A. Ott, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend and Turner;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow and Taylor
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business
- Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 29, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Friske and Clark
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Apr 1, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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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