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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 369

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an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed disabled veterans.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed

veterans. Under the bill, a taxpayer may claim the following amounts as credits:

1. For each disabled veteran the taxpayer hires in the taxable year to work a

full-time job in this state, $4,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran

is hired and $2,000 in each of the three taxable years following the taxable year in

which the disabled veteran is hired.

2. For each disabled veteran the taxpayer hires in the taxable year to work a

part-time job in this state, $2,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran

is hired and $1,000 in each of the three taxable years following the taxable year in

which the disabled veteran is hired.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Lassa (D) , S. Coggs (D) , Schultz (R) , T. Cullen (D) , Taylor (D)

15 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Brooks (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Endsley (R) , Fields (D) , Jacque (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knilans (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Tranel (R) , Turner (D) , Vruwink, Hebl, Molepske Jr, Bernard Schaber, Pope-Roberts, Ringhand, Jorgensen, Doyle, Bewley, Zamarripa, Hulsey, Seidel, Billings and Toles , Wynn (R) , Young (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs

Passed 7–0 Mar 6, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Mar 14, 2012 official source full page

Assembly: Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up, Ayes 81, Noes 3

Passed 81–3 Mar 15, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Finance and take up, Ayes 84, Noes 0

Passed 84–0 Mar 15, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 9, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Schultz, Carpenter, T. Cullen, Taylor, S. Coggs, Hansen and C. Larson;Cosponsored by Representatives Wynn, Spanbauer, Jacque, Tranel, Knilans, Berceau, Kaufert, Fields, Brooks, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Turner and Endsley

  2. Jan 9, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jan 13, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 25, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs

  7. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  10. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  12. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  13. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  15. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Representatives Vruwink, Hebl, Molepske Jr, Bernard Schaber, Pope-Roberts, Ringhand, Jorgensen, Doyle, Bewley, Zamarripa, Hulsey, Seidel, Billings and Toles added as cosponsors

  19. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up, Ayes 81, Noes 3

  20. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative Young added as a cosponsor

  22. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  23. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Finance and take up, Ayes 84, Noes 0

  24. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 19, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Mar 26, 2012 · Senate

    LRB correction

  30. Mar 26, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2012

  31. Apr 3, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-3-2012

  32. Apr 5, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-4-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 212

  33. Apr 6, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-18-2012