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Bills from the Jan 2011 Special Session

Senate Bill 3

An income and franchise tax credit for businesses that relocate to this state

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

    Jan 5, 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, Sep 28, 2011: “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.

This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for a business for two consecutive taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which the business locates to this state from another state and begins operations in this state. The credit is equal to the amount of the taxpayer's income or franchise tax liability after applying all other credits, deductions, and exclusions. The taxpayer does not receive a refund of the credit amount, but, instead, may apply the credit amount to subsequent taxable years.

Who's behind it

4 lawmakers are its ⁠. 4 have no party on record.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 10 names

Authors (4)

  • Committee on Senate Organization
  • Representative Knilans
  • Senator Wanggaard
  • by request of Governor Scott Walker

Signed on in support (6)

  • Kapanke, Lasee, Schultz, Leibham, Darling, Kedzie, Lazich and Vukmir
  • Joe Knilans · Republican, Assembly
  • Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
  • Spanbauer and Stone
  • Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
  • Weininger, Murtha, Farrow, Fields, Thiesfeldt, Vos, Loudenbeck, Endsley, Kaufert, Severson, August, Knudson, Knodl, A. Ott, Strachota, Meyer, Petrowski, Honadel, Nygren, Petryk, LeMahieu and Nass

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Workforce Development vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 13, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 16 to 0 · Jan 18, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Sep 28, 2011

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 18, 2011

    “Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)

  3. Jan 18, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 3” (the official wording)

  4. Jan 18, 2011

    “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)

  5. Jan 14, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  6. Jan 13, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  7. Jan 13, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  8. Jan 13, 2011

    “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism” (the official wording)

  9. Jan 12, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Jan 11, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 10, 2011

    25 more representatives and 10 senators signed on in support.

  12. Jan 5, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism.

  13. Jan 5, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 5, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by committee on Senate Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Senator Wanggaard, and Representative Knilans

  2. Jan 5, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Jan 5, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 5, 2011 · Senate

    Representative Knilans added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 5, 2011 · Senate

    Senators Kapanke, Lasee, Schultz, Leibham, Darling, Kedzie, Lazich and Vukmir added as coauthors

  6. Jan 5, 2011 · Senate

    Representatives Weininger, Murtha, Farrow, Fields, Thiesfeldt, Vos, Loudenbeck, Endsley, Kaufert, Severson, August, Knudson, Knodl, A. Ott, Strachota, Meyer, Petrowski, Honadel, Nygren, Petryk, LeMahieu and Nass added as a cosponsors

  7. Jan 10, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Olsen added as a coauthor

  8. Jan 10, 2011 · Senate

    Representatives Spanbauer and Stone added as a cosponsors

  9. Jan 10, 2011 · Senate

    Representative Loudenbeck withdrawn as a cosponsor

  10. Jan 11, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Jan 12, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  12. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism

  14. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  15. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  16. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Jan 14, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  18. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance

  20. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 3

  21. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 3 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance

  22. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance

  23. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance

  24. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by joint committee on Finance

  25. Jan 18, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Jan 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Jan 25, 2011 · Senate

    Laid on the table

  29. Sep 28, 2011 · 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.

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

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