Senate Bill 165
Changing the type of income that may be used to calculate the married persons tax credit
Topics: Income tax: Credit, Marriage, Retirement: Private plans, Retirement: Public
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.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 9, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Generally, under current law, married persons filing a joint income tax return may claim as a credit against Wisconsin income taxes otherwise due an amount equal to 3 percent of the earned income of the spouse with the lower earned income, but not more than $480. Because this tax credit is nonrefundable, it may be claimed only up to the amount of income taxes otherwise due.
Under the bill, the credit that may be claimed is an amount equal to 3 percent of the sum of the earned income and retirement income of the spouse with the lower earned income but not more than $480. The bill defines retirement income as payments or distributions received by an individual from a qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code or an individual retirement account.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Bill Kramer · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 7, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 9, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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Apr 9, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 9, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Leibham, Hopper and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Vos, Townsend, Gundrum, Bies, Lothian, Kramer, Brooks, Murtha, Kleefisch, Spanbauer and Gunderson
- Apr 9, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue
- May 7, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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.
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. 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
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