Senate Bill 215
A personal property tax exemption for snowmobile clubs
Topics: Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Property tax: Exemption, Recreation vehicle, Snowmobile
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 11, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 20, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 27, 2009
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 25, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 155
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2010: “Published 3-24-2010”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides a property tax exemption for the personal property of a snowmobile club that is a nonprofit organization.
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
9 senators are its . 6 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
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 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Sep 23, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 31 to 1 · Oct 27, 2009
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 31, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Tourism vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Nov 3, 2009
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 Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2010
The new law was published.
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Mar 11, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 155.
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Mar 9, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 25, 2010
The Assembly passed it too.
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Dec 15, 2009 to Feb 25, 2010
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 3, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 3, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Oct 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
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Oct 27, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 27, 2009
The Senate passed it, 31 to 1.
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Oct 27, 2009
The Senate adopted it.
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Oct 27, 2009
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 26, 2009
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)” (the official wording)
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Oct 26, 2009
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 21, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Oct 21, 2009
“Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received” (the official wording)
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Sep 29, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions,.
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Sep 23, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.
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Sep 23, 2009
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 23, 2009
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 23, 2009
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Aug 18, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 20, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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May 20, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 20, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Olsen, Wirch, Erpenbach, Lehman, Plale, Grothman, Hansen and Hopper;Cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Jorgensen, Radcliffe, Kerkman, A. Ott, Meyer, Brooks, Ripp, Milroy, J. Ott, Petrowski, Vos, Hilgenberg, Nerison, Bies, Hraychuck, Spanbauer and Gunderson
- May 20, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue
- Jun 5, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 18, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Aug 26, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Holperin
- Sep 16, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Holperin
- Sep 16, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Holperin
- Sep 17, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 6, Noes 1
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 29, 2009 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 22, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 22, 2009 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Holperin
- Oct 26, 2009 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)
- Oct 26, 2009 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)
- Oct 26, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Senator A. Lasee added as a coauthor
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 1
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Dec 15, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Suder added as a cosponsor
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Molepske Jr. added as a cosponsor
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-4-2010
- Mar 9, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-9-2010
- Mar 11, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-10-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 155
- Mar 15, 2010 · Senate
Published 3-24-2010
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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