Senate Bill 260
Allowing members of a dairy cooperative to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit in the next taxable year
Topics: Cooperative associations, Corporation, Dairy plants, Franchise: Taxation, Income tax: Credit
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 6, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 28, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 14, 2012
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 94 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 237
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 10, 2012: “Published 4-19-2012”
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Cost estimate
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a member of a dairy cooperative may claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment income tax credit based on amounts paid in the taxable year by the cooperative to modernize or expand its dairy operation. The dairy cooperative member claims an amount that is in proportion to the amount of milk that the member delivers to the cooperative. The cooperative member claims the credit for the taxable year in which the dairy cooperative pays amounts to modernize or expand its dairy operation.
This bill allows the member of a dairy cooperative to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit in either the taxable year in which the dairy cooperative makes the eligible expenditures or in the next taxable year.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
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 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Agriculture vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Jan 20, 2012
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 Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 13, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Feb 14, 2012
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 94 to 0 · Feb 21, 2012 · 5 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (94)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
Didn't vote (5)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 94, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 10, 2012
The new law was published.
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Apr 6, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 237.
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Apr 5, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 21, 2012
The Assembly passed it too, 94 to 0.
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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 16, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 14, 2012
The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.
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Feb 14, 2012
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 13, 2012
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Feb 13, 2012
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 20, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Jan 20, 2012
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Dec 21, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 8, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 28, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
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Oct 28, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 28, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Schultz, Olsen, Moulton and Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Ripp, Nerison, A. Ott, Tauchen, Brooks, Spanbauer, Kerkman, Kestell, Marklein, Endsley, Jorgensen, Radcliffe and Ballweg
- Oct 28, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education
- Dec 8, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Dec 21, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 17, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Harsdorf
- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2012 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Jan 20, 2012 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Jan 20, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 94, Noes 0
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-12-2012
- Apr 5, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012
- Apr 6, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 237
- Apr 10, 2012 · Senate
Published 4-19-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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