Assembly Bill 817
Employer-assisted housing
Topics: Commerce, Department of, Corporation: Taxation, Employment, Housing, Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin, 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
Mar 9, 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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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.
This bill directs the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) to establish and administer a program to award tax benefits to an employer that implements a qualifying employer-assisted housing program. The bill defines an "employer-assisted housing program" as a plan established in writing by an employer to pay qualified housing expenses of eligible employees. The bill defines "qualified housing expenses" to include the closing costs, downpayments, payments made to refinance a mortgage loan, or rental assistance paid on the eligible property of an eligible employee, and costs to provide technical assistance to a participating employer. The bill defines an "eligible employee" as an employee of a participating employer whose annual gross household income, adjusted for household size, does not exceed 120 percent of the area median gross household income, adjusted for household size. The bill defines "eligible property" as residential real property in this state that an eligible employee owns or rents as a full-time residence, but does not use as a vacation home or for trade or business purposes.
The bill requires WHEDA to establish criteria, policies, and requirements for a qualifying employer-assisted housing program. An employer wishing to establish a qualifying employer-assisted housing program may seek technical assistance from WHEDA directly, or may work with a sponsor. The bill defines a "sponsor" as a nonprofit corporation, exempt from federal income tax, that has as one of its stated purposes home ownership education. An employer who has established a qualifying employer-assisted housing program must obtain certification from WHEDA and pay any administrative fee charged by WHEDA before the employer is eligible to obtain tax benefits. The bill requires WHEDA to establish criteria, policies, and requirements to be met by a participating employer seeking certification under the program, and for a certified participating employer to obtain tax benefits under the program.
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An employer may claim tax benefits in any year if, during that year, the employer incurs at least $10,000 in qualified housing expenses. The amount that the employer may claim is equal to either 50 percent of the employer's qualified housing expenses or 90 percent of the employer's qualified housing expenses, if the expenses are paid in connection with an employee purchase of an eligible property that is a foreclosure. However, for each eligible employee assisted under the employer-assisted housing program and on whose behalf the employer incurs $10,000 in qualified housing expenses, the employer may claim an amount that is no more than the lesser of $10,000 or 6 percent of the purchase price of eligible property purchased by the eligible employee. The participating employer may seek renewal of certification if the employer pays any annual administrative fee charged by WHEDA and maintains an employer-assisted housing program that satisfies the requirements for such a program established by WHEDA.
Because this bill directly or substantially affects the development, construction, cost or availability of housing in this state, the Department of Commerce, as required by law, will prepare a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · 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 Housing vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 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 passage recommended by committee on Housing, Ayes 6, 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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Mar 31, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 31, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Mar 24, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 22, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 19, 2010
“Department of Commerce Housing report received pursuant to s. 13.099, Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Mar 9, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Mar 9, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Richards, Pasch, Turner, Fields and Grigsby;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Robson
- Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Housing
- Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly
Department of Commerce Housing report received pursuant to s. 13.099, Wisconsin Statutes
- Mar 22, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 24, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 24, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 24, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Housing, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Mar 31, 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