Assembly Bill 5
The dairy and livestock farm investment credits
Topics: Farm and farming, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Livestock and meat
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
Jan 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.
Under current law, a taxpayer may claim an income and franchise tax credit for amounts paid for dairy or livestock farm modernization and expansion for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2012. Under this bill, a taxpayer may claim the credit for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2017.
Who's behind it
21 lawmakers are its . 20 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 24, 2011
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 Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 16 to 0 · Apr 6, 2011
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 joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, 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 6, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 6, 2011
“Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)
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Feb 24, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 24, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Jan 26, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 26, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 24, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Jan 20, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 20, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ripp, Nerison, Tranel, A. Ott, Petrowski, Kestell, Petersen, Radcliffe, Brooks, Tauchen, Spanbauer, Wynn, LeMahieu, Steineke, Williams, Mursau, Ballweg, Jacque, Marklein, Nygren and Strachota;Cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Harsdorf, Hopper, Schultz and Moulton
- Jan 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture
- Jan 24, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Thiesfeldt added as a coauthor
- Jan 26, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 26, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 27, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Ripp
- Feb 9, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Molepske Jr
- Feb 9, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Molepske Jr
- Feb 9, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 3 offered by Representative Molepske Jr
- Feb 10, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 24, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Feb 24, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Feb 24, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by joint committee on Finance
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-12-2011 by committee on Rules
- Apr 12, 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
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