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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 90

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

Topics: Business, Commerce, Department of, Income tax: Credit, Industrial development

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

    Apr 12, 2011

  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, generally, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) may certify a person to receive income and franchise tax credits based on the person's expenditures to acquire, improve, or construct real property or acquire tangible personal property in this state related to the person's business. Under this bill, Commerce may award a grant to a person who wishes to secure financing to make expenditures that would qualify for such tax credits. A person is eligible to receive a grant if the expenditures are made for a business located in this state that has fewer than 25 employees in this state or less than $5,000,000 in gross receipts. No person may receive a grant unless the person has submitted business and financing plans to a commercial lending institution and submitted copies of the plans to Commerce.

Before awarding a grant, Commerce must verify that the lender has approved the person's plans and will underwrite a loan for expenditures, contingent on the person receiving a grant. Under the bill, a person who receives a grant to secure financing for making an expenditure that would qualify for a tax credit may not claim a credit for that expenditure.

Who's behind it

7 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 7 are Democrats.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (4)

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. 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 Jobs vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 5 · 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 Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 9, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to take it up right away

Failed, 37 to 58 · Feb 16, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 58”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 14, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  3. Oct 14, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 6.

  4. Oct 4, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Apr 25, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Apr 12, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.

  7. Apr 12, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clark, Barca, Hintz, Fields, Roys, Bewley and Staskunas;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Schultz, Holperin and Taylor

  2. Apr 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business

  3. Apr 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 4, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 10, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Clark

  6. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business

  8. Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  9. Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 8, Noes 6

  10. Oct 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  11. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 58

  12. 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.

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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

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