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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 48

Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation

Topics: Income tax: Return, Organization, Miscellaneous

Became law

The governor signed it on Nov 18, 2011. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 29, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 1

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 91 to 5

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 76

Latest entry in the official record, Nov 18, 2011: “Published 12-1-2011”

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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, an individual income tax check-off procedure exists that allows an individual who files a return to designate any amount of additional payment or any amount of a refund due for the endangered resources program.

Similar checkoffs exist to provide payments to several other programs, including a veterans trust fund, prostate cancer research, multiple sclerosis programs, a fire fighters memorial, Second Harvest food banks, and a breast cancer research program, and to provide a donation to a professional football stadium district. This bill creates a similar income tax checkoff for designations to the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc.

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Under the bill, an individual who has an income tax liability, is due a refund, or is required to file a return may designate any amount of additional payment, or any amount of a refund due, to the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., on his or her income tax return. If an individual's designation exceeds the amount of his or her refund, he or she must include a check with his or her tax return for the difference between the amount of the designation and the amount of the refund. If an individual who makes a contribution has a tax liability or has no tax liability and is due no refund, he or she must include a check for the amount of the designation with his or her tax return.

The bill requires that an amount equal to the total amount of designations received, less the total cost of administering the income tax check-off procedure, be appropriated to Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc.

Who's behind it

8 senators are its ⁠. 5 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

17 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 25 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (17)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Public Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 3, 2011

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 1 · May 11, 2011

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 1 · Oct 19, 2011

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 91 to 5 · Nov 1, 2011 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican

Yes (91)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 91, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Nov 18, 2011

    The new law was published.

  2. Nov 18, 2011

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 76.

  3. Nov 15, 2011

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 1, 2011

    The Assembly passed it too, 91 to 5.

  5. Oct 19, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Oct 19, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 1.

  7. Sep 8, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. May 11, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  9. May 11, 2011

    The Assembly received it.

  10. May 11, 2011

    The Senate passed it, 32 to 1.

  11. May 10, 2011

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)” (the official wording)

  12. May 10, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  13. May 3, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  14. Apr 21, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Apr 8, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Mar 29, 2011

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

  17. Mar 29, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 29, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Galloway, Darling, Kedzie, Olsen, Schultz, Hansen, Lassa and Risser;Cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Marklein, Kooyenga, Krug, LeMahieu, Petryk, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Bewley, E. Coggs, Jorgensen and Molepske Jr

  2. Mar 29, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 8, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 21, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 2, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 3, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. May 3, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. May 10, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  9. May 10, 2011 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  10. May 10, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  15. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. May 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. May 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means

  18. Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  19. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  20. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 1

  21. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  22. Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-1-2011 by committee on Rules

  23. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 91, Noes 5

  28. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Nov 3, 2011 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-3-2011

  31. Nov 15, 2011 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2011

  32. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-16-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 76

  33. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    Published 12-1-2011

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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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

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