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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 936

Depreciation and expense deductions for property used in farming

Topics: Farm and farming: Machinery, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax, Income tax: Deduction, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 6, 2010

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 30, 2010: “Fiscal estimate received”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Agriculture. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under this bill, the sections of the federal Internal Revenue Code that apply to amortization, depreciation, and expense deductions, and all subsequent changes to those sections, apply for state income and franchise tax purposes to property used in farming.

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

12 lawmakers are its ⁠. 8 are Republicans, 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Independent.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 30, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  2. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Apr 6, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

  4. Apr 6, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tauchen, Ziegelbauer, Kestell, Molepske Jr., Gunderson, Strachota, Spanbauer, Berceau, Brooks, Fields, Kleefisch and Nass;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Lassa, Taylor, Olsen and Leibham

  2. Apr 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 30, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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