Assembly Bill 437
An income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed disabled veterans
Topics: Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Unemployment, Veteran
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
Dec 20, 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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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed veterans. Under the bill, a taxpayer may claim the following amounts as credits:
1. For each disabled veteran the taxpayer hires in the taxable year to work a full-time job in this state, $4,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired and $2,000 in each of the three taxable years following the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired.
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2. For each disabled veteran the taxpayer hires in the taxable year to work a part-time job in this state, $2,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired and $1,000 in each of the three taxable years following the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Knilans · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 10 to 1 · Jan 27, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1”. 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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Jan 27, 2012
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 27, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Jan 12, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 20, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Dec 20, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wynn, Spanbauer, Jacque, Tranel, Knilans, Berceau, Kaufert, Fields, Brooks, C. Taylor and Sinicki;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Schultz, T. Cullen, Carpenter, Taylor and S. Coggs
- Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 12, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 17, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Wynn
- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1
- Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote