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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 14

Adopting federal bonus depreciation tax provisions for state income and franchise tax purposes

Topics: Corporation: Taxation, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Deduction

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 2, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 ⁠”

It sat with the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.

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What it would have done

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

This bill adopts, for state income and franchise tax purposes, recent changes to federal law related to a depreciation allowance for certain property. Under the bill, generally, a taxpayer may take a depreciation deduction equal to 100 percent of the adjusted basis of qualified property for property placed in service after September 8, 2010, and before January 1, 2012. A taxpayer may take a 50 percent depreciation deduction for such property placed in service after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2013.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (14)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 21, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Feb 11, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Feb 2, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.

  5. Feb 2, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lazich, Grothman, Hopper, Zipperer and Holperin;Cosponsored by Representatives Marklein, Ripp, Strachota, Van Roy, Steineke, Brooks, Petrowski, LeMahieu, Jacque, Vos, T. Larson, Spanbauer, Rivard and Bies

  2. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue

  3. Feb 11, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 21, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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