Assembly Bill 244
Restricting eligibility for the homestead tax credit
Topics: Homestead credit, Housing, Public assistance
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.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 7, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Generally, under current law, an individual who lives for an entire year in housing that is exempt from property taxes is not eligible to claim the homestead tax credit. If such a claimant lives in tax-exempt housing for only part of a year, the claimant may claim the credit for the part of the year in which he or she lived in housing that was subject to property taxes.
Under this bill, a claimant must reduce by one-twelfth the homestead tax credit for which he or she is otherwise eligible for each month, during the year to which the claim relates, the claimant or the claimant's spouse receives a housing subsidy under Section 8 of the federal government's general program of assisted housing.
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Generally, under current law, an individual may file an amended income tax return within four years of the return's original unextended due date to claim a refund that was not claimed when the return was originally filed. Under this bill, a claimant may not file an amended return to claim the homestead tax credit.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . All 6 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 1, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 5, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 20, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Sep 7, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kapenga, Strachota, Craig, Kooyenga and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Lasee and Galloway
- Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Housing
- Sep 20, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Spanbauer added as a coauthor
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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.
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. 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
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