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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 257

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a Milwaukee County sales and use tax for parks, recreation and culture, transit services, and public safety.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a county may impose a sales and use tax at the rate of 0.5

percent of the sales price of tangible personal property, goods, and services sold or

used in the county. The county sales and use tax may be imposed only for the purpose

of reducing the county's property tax levy.

Under the bill, Milwaukee County may impose an additional sales and use tax

at the rate of no more than 1 percent of the sales price of tangible personal property,

goods, and services sold or used in the county in order to pay for parks, recreation and

culture, transit services, and public safety. If the county imposes the tax, it may not

levy property taxes for such purposes.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , E. Coggs (D) , Grigsby (D) , Toles (D) , Young (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives E. Coggs, Young, Berceau, Toles and Grigsby

  2. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means

  3. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1