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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 225

Federalizing the treatment of capital losses

Topics: Income tax, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 25, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the maximum amount of a capital loss that may be deducted from income each year is $500; the federal limit is $3,000.

For taxable years beginning on January 1, 2012, this bill federalizes the treatment of capital losses by eliminating the $500 annual limit on capital loss deductions.

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Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

Who's behind it

5 lawmakers are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (5)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 8, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Nov 2, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Sep 8, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Aug 25, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.

  6. Aug 25, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Ziegelbauer, Spanbauer, Jacque and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Galloway, Grothman, Schultz and Lasee

  2. Aug 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business

  3. Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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