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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 948

An income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution and granting rule-making authority

Topics: Commerce, Department of, Financial institution, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Insurance

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 12, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 Department of Commerce (Commerce) may certify a person who makes a qualified investment in a registered community development financial institution (CDFI) to receive a credit against state income and franchise taxes and against license fees paid by insurers. The bill defines a CDFI as an entity that is organized under the laws of this state and has been certified by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund established under federal law (fund) as meeting certain eligibility requirements. The bill permits Commerce to register a CDFI that applies to Commerce and complies with annual reporting requirements.

The bill defines a "qualified investment" as a loan or deposit that pays no interest of at least $10,000 that is made for a minimum of 60 months and over which the CDFI retains complete control for the duration of the investment period.

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Commerce may revoke the registration of a CDFI that fails to comply with annual reporting requirements or that no longer meets the eligibility requirement for certification by the fund. Commerce may certify up to $500,000 in tax credits in any calendar year.

A person certified to receive tax credits may claim, in two consecutive years, five percent of the person's qualified investment, if the investment is at least $10,000, but not more than $150,000, or six percent of the person's qualified investment, if the investment is more than $150,000, but not more than $500,000. If the person withdraws the qualified investment from the CDFI before the end of the investment period and does not reinvest the qualified investment in another CDFI, the person must repay a portion of the credit amounts that the person received by adding the portion to the person's tax or fee liability in a subsequent year. However, the portion that the person must repay depends on when the person withdraws the investment during the investment period. The portion that the person must repay decreases the longer the person holds the investment during the investment period.

Who's behind it

15 representatives are its ⁠. 14 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (15)

Signed on in support (3)

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, 13 to 0 · Apr 20, 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 committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 20, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  3. Apr 20, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 1.

  4. Apr 14, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Apr 14, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Apr 12, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.

  7. Apr 12, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hilgenberg, Garthwaite, Molepske Jr., Fields, Zigmunt, Berceau, Vruwink, Brooks, Barca, Sinicki, Pasch, Richards, Schneider, Clark and Pope-Roberts;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Taylor and Schultz

  2. Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business

  3. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Hilgenberg

  7. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  9. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  10. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  11. 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.

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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

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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.

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