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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 84

Expanding the eligibility of an unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit

Topics: Marriage, Property tax: Exemption, Veteran: Housing

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 28, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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"). To be eligible to claim the credit, the veteran must meet several criteria, including having been a resident of this state at the time of entry into the service or having been a resident of this state for any consecutive five-year period after entry into that service, and having either a service-connected disability rating of at least 100 percent or a 100 percent disability rating based on individual unemployability.

Similarly, to be eligible to claim the credit as a spouse of a veteran, the veteran to whom the unremarried surviving spouse was married must have been, generally, a resident of this state at the time of entry into the service or a resident of this state for any consecutive five-year period after entry into that service, and must have had either a service-connected disability rating of at least 100 percent or a 100 percent disability rating based on individual unemployability.

Read the full summary

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 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.

This bill expands the definition of eligible unremarried surviving spouse to include an individual who is eligible for, and receives, dependency and indemnity compensation from the federal government due to his or her spouse's status as a veteran whose death was service-connected.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its ⁠. 6 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (9)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Sep 28, 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 Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 6, 2011

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 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 6, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  3. Oct 5, 2011

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Sep 28, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  5. Sep 20, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Jun 20, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. May 23, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Apr 28, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.

  9. Apr 28, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 28, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Holperin, Lassa, Leibham and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Berceau, Fields, Grigsby, Jorgensen, Milroy, Ringhand and Turner

  2. Apr 28, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. May 23, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 20, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 20, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 27, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Sep 28, 2011 · Senate

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

  8. Sep 28, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Oct 5, 2011 · Senate

    Representative Spanbauer added as a cosponsor

  10. Oct 6, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. 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.

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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.

More in the glossary

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