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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 496

The property tax exemption for certain housing facilities

Topics: Organization, Miscellaneous, Property tax: Exemption, University of Wisconsin: Building, University of Wisconsin: Madison, University of Wisconsin: Student life

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 25, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, all real and personal property of a housing facility is exempt from the property tax if all of the following apply:

1. The facility is owned by a nonprofit organization.

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2. At least 90 percent of the facility's residents are students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the facility houses no more than 300 such students.

3. The facility offers support services and outreach programs to its residents, the public or private institution of higher education at which the student residents are enrolled, and the public.

Under this bill, the property tax exemption does not apply to housing facilities owned by fraternities and sororities.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

Who's behind it

8 representatives are its ⁠. 5 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (8)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Housing vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 6, 2012

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 Housing, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 6, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  3. Feb 15, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Feb 15, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jan 25, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

  6. Jan 25, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing.

  7. Jan 25, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Jan 25, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vos, Berceau, Endsley, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Wynn, Pocan and Nygren;Cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Erpenbach

  2. Jan 25, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Housing

  3. Jan 25, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  4. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held by committee on Housing

  6. Mar 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by committee on Housing

  7. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Housing, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. 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.

More in the glossary

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.

More in the glossary

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