Senate Bill 512
Changing the calculation of the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit as it relates to a claimant's principal dwelling
Topics: Income tax: Credit, Marriage, Property tax: Exemption, Veteran
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
Feb 24, 2012
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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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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
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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.
Under current law, the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit may be claimed by certain U.S. armed forces veterans and by the unremarried surviving spouses of certain veterans or members of the national guard or reserves (collectively, "veterans"). The credit is refundable. If the amount of the credit for which a claimant is eligible exceeds the claimant's income tax liability, the excess amount of the credit is paid to the claimant by check.
In general, the credit may be currently claimed in an amount equal to the property taxes paid by the claimant on the veteran's principal dwelling in the year to which the claim relates. The term "principal dwelling" is defined as any dwelling and the land surrounding it that is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a primary dwelling of the claimant. Consistent with a similar definition that is used in calculating the homestead tax credit, the Department of Revenue interprets the part of the definition of principal dwelling relating to "the land surrounding it that is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a primary dwelling" to be not more than one acre of land.
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This bill changes the part of the definition of principal dwelling relating to the land surrounding the dwelling to be not more than three acres of land.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Turner · Democrat, 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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Mar 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 1, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 28, 2012
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 24, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 24, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 24, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, King, Hansen, Schultz and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Pope-Roberts, Ringhand, Bies and Kaufert
- Feb 24, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Senator Erpenbach added as a coauthor
- Mar 1, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 2, 2012 · 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