Assembly Bill 49
Including snowmaking in the definition of manufacturing for sales and use tax purposes
Topics: Industrial development, Recreation, Sales tax: Exemption, Weather
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
Mar 15, 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 Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
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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.
Under current law, the sale of machines and equipment used exclusively and directly by a manufacturer in manufacturing tangible personal property is exempt from the sales and use tax. For sales and use tax purposes, "manufacturing" includes all of the following:
1. Crushing, washing, grading, and blending sand, rock, gravel, and other minerals.
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2. Ore dressing.
3. Conveying work in progress directly from one manufacturing process to another in the same plant.
4. Testing or inspecting a new article of tangible personal property that is being manufactured.
5. Storing work in progress in the same plant where the manufacturing occurs.
6. Assembling finished units of tangible personal property.
7. Packaging a new article of tangible personal property.
Under this bill, for sales and use tax purposes, "manufacturing" also includes snowmaking and snow-grooming operations at ski hills, ski slopes, and ski trails.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, 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.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 1, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 15, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 15, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
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Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives LeMahieu, Severson, Mursau, August, Ballweg, Kerkman, Pridemore, Strachota and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Olsen and Kedzie
- Mar 15, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
- Apr 15, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 1, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative LeMahieu
- 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