Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session
an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness
programs. The amount of the credit is equal to 30 percent of the amount that an
employer pays in the taxable year to provide a workplace wellness program to any
of the employer's employees who are employed in this state. A workplace wellness
program is a health or fitness program, as defined by administrative rule by the
Department of Revenue, that is provided with health risk assessments.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Doyle (D) , Honadel (R) , Jacque (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kestell (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Petryk (R) , Pridemore (R) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Staskunas (D) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Van Roy (R) , Zepnick (D)
Votes
Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0
Passed 11–0 Oct 25, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murtha, Nygren, Bies, Brooks, Doyle, Honadel, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kestell, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Nerison, A. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Strachota, Stone, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Van Roy and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Hopper, Kapanke, Lassa, Leibham, Schultz and Zipperer
- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Health
- Sep 9, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 16, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor
- Sep 21, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Lassa withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Murtha
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Richards, Seidel and Pasch
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 10, Noes 1
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1