Senate Bill 531
Exempting a city, town, village, or school district from a county library tax
Topics: County: Taxation, Libraries, Municipality: Taxation, School: Finance, Town: Taxation, Village: Taxation
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 29, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a county board may levy a tax for the purpose of providing public library services to county residents. A city, town, village, or school district located in the county is exempt from the county tax if the city, town, village, or school district levies a tax for public library services at a rate that is equal to or greater than the county library tax rate.
This bill provides an exemption from the county library tax if the city, town, village, or school district levies a tax for public library services and spends for a library fund an amount that is not less than the average of the three previous years, the county board approves the exemption, and (for the first year of exemption under this new method) the city, town, village, or school district qualified for the exemption using the current law method described above in each of the three previous years.
Who's behind it
Alberta Darling, a Republican, is its .
3 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 12, 2012
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 Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 12, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Mar 9, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 8, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 6, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs,.
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Mar 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 29, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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Feb 29, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 29, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Darling;Cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, LeMahieu and Stroebel
- Feb 29, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- Mar 2, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Tax Exemptions and rereferred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)
- Mar 8, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 9, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote