Assembly Bill 61
Creating an income and franchise tax credit for constructing and operating a data center that is designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact and providing an exemption from rule-making procedures
Topics: Corporation: Taxation, Data processing, Energy conservation, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit
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
Mar 28, 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
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
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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 in an amount equal to the amount a person paid in the taxable year for items that are either energy efficient or have a minimal environmental impact and that are used to construct or operate a "green data center." Under the bill, a green data center is a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data, if the mechanical, lighting, electrical, and computer systems of the real property in which the repository is located are designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (3)
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Alberta Darling · 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.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Jobs vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 2 · Oct 14, 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 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 2”. 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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Oct 14, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 14, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 3.
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Oct 4, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 7, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.
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Mar 28, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 28, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Strachota, LeMahieu and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senator Darling
- Mar 28, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 4, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Strachota
- Oct 4, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernard Schaber
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
- Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 12, Noes 2
- Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 13, Noes 1
- Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 11, Noes 3
- Oct 14, 2011 · 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