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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 621

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tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Holperin (D) , Hopper (R) , Leibham (R) , Taylor (D)

25 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Clark (D) , Dexter (D) , Garthwaite (D) , Grigsby (D) , Gunderson (R) , Hebl (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hintz (D) , Hixson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kerkman (R) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Pasch (D) , Richards (D) , Roys (D) , Schneider (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Soletski (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zigmunt (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 7, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 15, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Holperin, Taylor, Hansen, Erpenbach, Hopper and Leibham;Cosponsored 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, Kerkman and Gunderson

  2. Mar 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 26, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 29, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 31, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 2, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Holperin

  7. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1