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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 543

Exempting a city, town, village, or school district from a county library tax

Topics: County: Taxation, Libraries, Municipality: Taxation, School: Finance, Town: Taxation, Village: Taxation

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Mar 13, 2012, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 8, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 61 to 33

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to concur in 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, a county board may levy a tax for the purpose of providing public library services to county residents. A city, town, village, or school district located in the county is exempt from the county tax if the city, town, village, or school district levies a tax for public library services at a rate that is equal to or greater than the county library tax rate.

This bill provides an exemption from the county library tax if the city, town, village, or school district levies a tax for public library services and spends for a library fund an amount that is not less than the average of the three previous years, the county board approves the exemption, and (for the first year of exemption under this new method) the city, town, village, or school district qualified for the exemption using the current law method described above in each of the three previous years.

Who's behind it

3 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 4 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Feb 27, 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 Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to take it up right away

Passed, 61 to 36 · Mar 6, 2012 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican

Yes (61)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 61, Noes 36”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 61 to 33 · Mar 13, 2012 · 5 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican

Yes (61)

Didn't vote (5)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 33”. 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 20, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 13, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  4. Mar 13, 2012

    The Senate received it.

  5. Mar 13, 2012

    The Assembly passed it, 61 to 33.

  6. Feb 27, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Feb 27, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  8. Feb 9, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Feb 9, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Feb 8, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  11. Feb 8, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, LeMahieu and Stroebel;Cosponsored by Senator Darling

  2. Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means

  3. Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  7. Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules

  9. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 61, Noes 36

  12. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:27 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  13. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 33

  14. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  18. Mar 20, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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