Assembly Bill 853
Tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority
Topics: Business, Commerce, Department of, Corporation: Taxation, Employment, Income tax, Revenue, Department of
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 15, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 16, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 15, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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 this bill, generally, a business that hires new full-time employees may begin receive a tax benefit, if it applies to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to receive that benefit. Under the bill, an eligible business may, rather than submit the amount as withholding taxes, retain an amount that is equal to the increase in the business's payroll attributable to new employees with full-time jobs. A business is only eligible for the tax benefits if it employs no more than ten employees during the year. Under the bill, the Department of Revenue (DOR) considers all amounts retained as tax benefits to be amounts submitted to DOR as withholding taxes.
Who's behind it
25 lawmakers are its . 24 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (25)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, 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 were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Jobs vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 1 · Mar 19, 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 Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Apr 9, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 96 to 1 · Apr 15, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Small Business vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 21, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, 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 21, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 16, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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Apr 16, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly passed it, 96 to 1.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly adopted it.
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Apr 9, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 9, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Mar 29, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 26, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 19, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 19, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 1.
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Mar 17, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 16, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
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Mar 16, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hintz, Molepske Jr., Vruwink, Pasch, Zigmunt, Hixson, Schneider, Hilgenberg, Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Soletski, Sinicki, Milroy, Berceau, Hebl, Bernard Schaber, Smith, Dexter, Clark, Roys, Mason, Grigsby, Richards, Staskunas and Kaufert;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Taylor, Hopper and Leibham
- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business
- Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 1
- Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Mar 26, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 29, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Hintz
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by joint committee on Finance
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:02 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 adopted
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 1
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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