Bills · Jan 2011 Special Session
requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation.
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits either house of the legislature from passing a bill that
increases the rate of the state sales tax or that increases any of the rates of the income
tax or franchise tax unless the bill is approved by two-thirds of those members
present and voting. The bill, however, specifies that this prohibition does not apply
if the legislature passes a joint resolution requiring a statewide advisory referendum
on the question of whether the legislature should authorize the tax increase provided
in the bill and a majority of voters voting at the referendum vote to approve the tax
increase.
Sponsors
Votes
Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 4
Passed 7–4 Jan 20, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 37
Passed 57–37 Jan 25, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 37
Passed 57–37 Jan 25, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Assembly amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 56, Noes 38
Passed 56–38 Jan 25, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Assembly amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 56, Noes 38
Passed 56–38 Jan 25, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 36, Paired 2
Passed 57–36 Jan 25, 2011 official source full pageAye · 57
- Alvin Ott (3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (31)
- André Jacque (1)
- Bill Kramer (97)
- Chad Weininger (4)
- Chris Kapenga (33)
- Dale Kooyenga (5)
- Dan Knodl (24)
- Dan Meyer (34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (59)
- Dean Kaufert (53)
- Dean Knudson (30)
- Don Pridemore (22)
- Erik Severson (28)
- Evan Wynn (43)
- Garey Bies (1)
- Gary Tauchen (6)
- Howard Marklein (17)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (39)
- Jeff Mursau (36)
- Jeffrey Stone (82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (52)
- Jerry Petrowski (29)
- Jim Ott (23)
- Jim Steineke (5)
- Joan Ballweg (14)
- Joe Knilans (44)
- Joel Kleefisch (38)
- John Klenke (88)
- John Murtha (29)
- John Nygren (89)
- Karl Van Roy (90)
- Kathleen Bernier (23)
- Keith Ripp (42)
- Kevin Petersen (57)
- Lee Nerison (96)
- Mark Honadel (21)
- Mark Radcliffe (92)
- Mary Williams (87)
- Michelle Litjens (56)
- Mike Endsley (26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (84)
- Pat Strachota (58)
- Paul F. Farrow (33)
- Richard Spanbauer (53)
- Robin Vos (33)
- Roger Rivard (75)
- Samantha Kerkman (61)
- Scott Krug (72)
- Scott Suder (69)
- Steve Kestell (27)
- Steve Nass (11)
- Thomas Larson (67)
- Thomas Tiffany (12)
- Travis Tranel (49)
- Tyler August (31)
- Warren Petryk (93)
Nay · 36
- Amy Sue Vruwink (70)
- Andy Jorgensen (43)
- Barbara Toles (17)
- Brett Hulsey (78)
- Chris Danou (92)
- Christine Sinicki (20)
- Cory Mason (66)
- David Cullen (13)
- Donna Seidel (85)
- Elizabeth Coggs (10)
- Frederick Kessler (12)
- Gary Hebl (46)
- Gordon Hintz (54)
- Janet Bewley (25)
- Janis Ringhand (15)
- Jason Fields (11)
- Jennifer Shilling (32)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (8)
- Joe Parisi (48)
- John Steinbrink (65)
- Jon Richards (19)
- Josh Zepnick (9)
- Kelda Roys (26)
- Leon Young (16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (71)
- Margaret Krusick (7)
- Mark Pocan (78)
- Nick Milroy (73)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (57)
- Peter Barca (64)
- Robert Turner (61)
- Sandy Pasch (10)
- Sondy Pope (80)
- Tamara Grigsby (18)
- Terese Berceau (77)
- Tony Staskunas (15)
Not voting · 1
- Edward Brooks (50)
Senate: Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 22, Noes 10
Passed 22–10 Feb 8, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Senate amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13
Passed 19–13 Feb 8, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Senate amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 13
Passed 18–13 Feb 8, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Senate amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13
Passed 19–13 Feb 8, 2011 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12
Passed 20–12 Feb 8, 2011 official source full pageAye · 20
- Alberta Darling (8)
- Dale Schultz (17)
- Dan Kapanke (32)
- Frank G. Lasee (1)
- Glenn Grothman (20)
- Joe Leibham (9)
- Julie M. Lassa (24)
- Leah Vukmir (5)
- Luther S. Olsen (14)
- Mary Lazich (28)
- Michael Ellis (19)
- Neal Kedzie (11)
- Pam Galloway (29)
- Randy Hopper (18)
- Rich Zipperer (33)
- Rob Cowles (2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (10)
- Terry Moulton (23)
- Van Wanggaard (21)
Nay · 12
- Bob Wirch (22)
- Chris Larson (7)
- Dave Hansen (30)
- Fred A. Risser (26)
- Jim Holperin (12)
- Jon Erpenbach (27)
- Kathleen Vinehout (31)
- Lena Taylor (4)
- Mark Miller (16)
- Robert Jauch (25)
- Tim Carpenter (3)
- Timothy Cullen (15)
Not voting · 1
- Spencer Coggs (6)
Full history
- Jan 4, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative August, and Senator Vukmir
- Jan 4, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 4, 2011 · Assembly
Representative August added as a coauthor
- Jan 4, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Vukmir added as a cosponsor
- Jan 19, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 20, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 4
- Jan 20, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-25-2011 by committee on Rules
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Placed at the foot of the calendar of 1-25-2011
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Steinbrink, Staskunas, Jorgensen and Hulsey
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 37
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Grigsby, Toles, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Mason, Bernard Schaber, Pope-Roberts, Fields and Sinicki
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 37
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 3 offered by Representatives Barca and Seidel
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 56, Noes 38
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 4 offered by Representatives Turner and Barca
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 56, Noes 38
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 36, Paired 2
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 26, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 26, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 26, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 7, 2011 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)
- Feb 7, 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)
- Feb 7, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 7, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Feb 7, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Feb 7, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 22, Noes 10
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 13
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 4 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 5 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Point of order that Senate amendment 5 not germane well taken
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12
- Feb 8, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 8, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 10, 2011 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 15, 2011 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-15-2011
- Feb 22, 2011 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-22-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 9
- Feb 22, 2011 · Assembly
Published 3-8-2011