Senate Bill 201
An income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals
Topics: Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit, Unemployment
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.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 27, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows a taxpayer to claim an income and franchise tax credit equal to $5,000 for each unemployed state resident hired by the taxpayer in the taxable year to work a full-time job at the taxpayer's business in this state. The maximum amount of all such credits that a taxpayer may claim is $250,000. If the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, the taxpayer does not receive a refund, but may carry forward the amount of any unused credit to subsequent taxable years.
Who's behind it
Van Wanggaard, a Republican, is its .
4 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Elizabeth Coggs · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 21, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 18, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 27, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Sep 27, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 27, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Wanggaard;Cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Bies, E. Coggs and Doyle
- Sep 27, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Oct 18, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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. 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
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