Assembly Bill 205
A tax credit for hospitality business advertising
Topics: Advertisement, Amusement, Business, Franchise: Taxation, Hotel and motel, Income tax: Credit, Recreation, Recreation vehicle, Restaurant
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
Jul 25, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit equal to 10 percent of the amount that a taxpayer spends in the taxable year on advertising outside of this state to promote the taxpayer's hospitality business located in this state. If the credit claimed by a taxpayer exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, the state will not issue a refund check, but the taxpayer may carry forward any remaining credit to subsequent taxable years.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Tourism vote on an amendment
Passed, 13 to 0 · Oct 25, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 13, 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 25, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 25, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Oct 5, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 11, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 25, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
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Jul 25, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 25, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Ballweg, Brooks, Endsley, Petrowski, Spanbauer and Meyer;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Olsen, Holperin and Schultz
- Jul 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
- Aug 11, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 17, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Bies
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Oct 25, 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