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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 164

An income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

Topics: Corporation: Taxation, Employment, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Revenue, Department of

Stopped before the full Senate voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 11, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  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 ⁠”

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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 creates an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs. The amount of the credit is equal to 30 percent of the amount that an employer pays in the taxable year to provide a workplace wellness program to any of the employer's employees who are employed in this state. A workplace wellness program is a health or fitness program, as defined by administrative rule by the Department of Revenue, that is provided with health risk assessments.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its ⁠. All 7 are Republicans.

31 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 38 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (31)

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.

Senate Committee on Workforce Development vote on an amendment

Passed, 4 to 1 · Oct 24, 2011

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

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. 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 24, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  3. Oct 24, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  4. Oct 24, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1” (the official wording)

  5. Sep 19, 2011

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  6. Sep 13, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Sep 12, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Sep 1, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism,.

  9. Aug 11, 2011

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

  10. Aug 11, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 11, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Moulton, Lassa, Hopper, Kapanke, Lazich, Leibham, Schultz and Zipperer;Cosponsored by Representatives Murtha, Nygren, Bies, Brooks, Doyle, Honadel, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kestell, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Nerison, A. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Stone, Strachota, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Van Roy and Zepnick

  2. Aug 11, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 1, 2011 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue and rereferred to committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)

  4. Sep 12, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 13, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 19, 2011 · Senate

    Representative Ballweg added as a cosponsor

  7. Oct 10, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Lassa withdrawn as a coauthor

  8. Oct 18, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Holperin

  9. Oct 18, 2011 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton

  10. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)

  11. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Holperin

  12. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  14. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  15. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  16. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    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