Assembly Bill 121
Expanding the eligibility of an unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit
Topics: Marriage, Property tax: Exemption, Veteran: Housing
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.
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Introduced, passed
May 5, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit may be claimed by certain U.S. armed forces veterans and by the unremarried surviving spouses of certain veterans or members of the national guard or reserves (collectively, "veterans"). To be eligible to claim the credit, the veteran must meet several criteria, including having been a resident of this state at the time of entry into the service or having been a resident of this state for any consecutive five-year period after entry into that service, and having either a service-connected disability rating of at least 100 percent or a 100 percent disability rating based on individual unemployability.
Similarly, to be eligible to claim the credit as a spouse of a veteran, the veteran to whom the unremarried surviving spouse was married must have been, generally, a resident of this state at the time of entry into the service or a resident of this state for any consecutive five-year period after entry into that service, and must have had either a service-connected disability rating of at least 100 percent or a 100 percent disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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In general, the credit may be currently claimed in an amount equal to the property taxes paid by the claimant on the veteran's principal dwelling in the year to which the claim relates. The credit is refundable. If the amount of the credit for which a claimant is eligible exceeds the claimant's income tax liability, the excess amount of the credit is paid to the claimant by check.
This bill expands the definition of eligible unremarried surviving spouse to include an individual who is eligible for, and receives, dependency and indemnity compensation from the federal government due to his or her spouse's status as a veteran whose death was service-connected.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 13 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 3, 2011
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 Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 3, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 3, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Sep 9, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 1, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 13, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 23, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 5, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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May 5, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 5, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petersen, Jacque, Nygren, Kestell, LeMahieu, Pridemore, Marklein, Bies, Brooks, Spanbauer, Murtha, Turner, Mursau, Endsley and Sinicki;Cosponsored by Senator Holperin
- May 5, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- May 23, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 13, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 1, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 9, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor
- Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote