Assembly Bill 31
Allowing retailers the ability to offer discounts equal to the state and local sales taxes
Topics: Advertisement, Mercantile establishment, Sales tax
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
Feb 23, 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
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.
Under current law, a retailer may not advertise that any state or local sales tax applicable to a transaction will be assumed or absorbed by the retailer or not added to the price of goods and services. A retailer who violates this prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill eliminates the prohibition. Under the bill, a retailer who advertises that the sales tax will be assumed by the retailer or not added to the sales price is still responsible for paying the applicable sales tax.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . All 5 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Apr 7, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs, Ayes 8, 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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Apr 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 7, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Mar 31, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 23, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Feb 23, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Feb 23, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kooyenga, Spanbauer, Vos, Bies and Kaufert;Cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Lazich and Grothman
- Feb 23, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Mar 31, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 12, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-14-2011 by committee on Rules
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote