Senate Bill 89
The amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employees of a county fair association
Topics: Fair, Income tax, Wage
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 22, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 9, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 31 to 0
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 26, 2012
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 131
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Published 4-4-2012”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, in general, every employer must withhold from an employee's wages an amount that is determined by the Department of Revenue (DOR) according to withholding tables that are prepared by DOR. Current law exempts from this withholding requirement any county fair association with regard to an employee who receives less than $100 annually in wages or salary from the association.
This bill increases the exemption amount to $500.
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Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Public Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jun 13, 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
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 26, 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
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 31 to 0 · Oct 27, 2011 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (31)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Didn't vote (2)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The new law was published.
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Mar 22, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 131.
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Mar 20, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 26, 2012
The Assembly passed it too.
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Dec 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 28, 2011
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 27, 2011
The Senate passed it, 31 to 0.
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Oct 26, 2011
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Oct 26, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 26, 2011
“Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received” (the official wording)
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Oct 6, 2011
“Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions requested” (the official wording)
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Jun 13, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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May 25, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 19, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 9, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
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May 9, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 9, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Olsen, Holperin, Lassa, Hansen, Leibham, Taylor, Wirch, Grothman and Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Nerison, Jacque, Bernier, Ballweg, Spanbauer, Radcliffe, Jorgensen, A. Ott, Bies, Brooks, Mursau, Marklein, Strachota, Kerkman and Nass
- May 9, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue
- May 19, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 25, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 10, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 13, 2011 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jun 13, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 6, 2011 · Senate
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 26, 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), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-27-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 0
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 28, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-26-2012 by committee on Rules
- Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 27, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2012
- Mar 20, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-20-2012
- Mar 22, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 131
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Published 4-4-2012
Terms on this page
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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