Senate Bill 670
Disposal of decedent's property
Topics: Estate of deceased person, Estate tax, Trust fund, Wills
Became law
The governor signed it on May 13, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 22, 2010
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 22, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 341
Latest entry in the official record, May 14, 2010: “Published 5-26-2010”
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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.
The federal estate tax, which includes provisions related to the generation-skipping tax, was repealed for calendar year 2010 only. This bill addresses the administration of wills and trusts of decedents who died in calendar year 2010 that were created in the expectation that the federal estate tax would continue in 2010.
Under the bill, if the will or trust of an individual who dies in calendar year 2010 includes a formula that disposes of certain of the decedents property by reference to the federal estate tax, the federal generation-skipping tax, or both, the will or trust will be administered as if the provisions of the federal estate tax and federal generation-skipping transfer tax were in force just as they were on December 31, 2009. However, the bill provides exceptions from that treatment, allowing the applicable exclusion amount for decedents' estates and the federal generation-skipping transfer tax exemption to be considered unlimited, if all of the following circumstances apply:
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1. The decedent is survived by a spouse.
2. If the decedent is survived by issue, all issue of the decedent are also issue of the surviving spouse.
3. The surviving spouse is a current income beneficiary of each trust funded in whole or in part by the formula, or the sole beneficiary of any other property subject to disposition by the formula which does not pass in trust.
Under the bill, a personal representative of the decedent's estate, trustee, or beneficiary of the decedent's trust or will, or surviving spouse may petition the circuit court to allow the formula for distributing the decedent's property to be applied in a manner different from that described above. The bill allows the court to consider the overall dispositive plan of the decedent, the tax implications of an alternative disposition, and the decedent's intentions, when determining how to respond to that petition.
Who's behind it
Lena Taylor, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 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 passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 14, 2010
The new law was published.
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May 13, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 341.
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May 11, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 22, 2010
The Assembly passed it too.
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Apr 22, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 22, 2010
The Assembly received it.
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Apr 22, 2010
The Senate passed it.
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Apr 20, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 8, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 7, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Apr 7, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Taylor;Cosponsored by Representative Turner
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Apr 8, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 19, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 20, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 20, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-22-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:07 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 31
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 23, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Apr 27, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 4-27-2010
- May 11, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010
- May 13, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 5-13-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 341
- May 14, 2010 · Senate
Published 5-26-2010
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote