Senate Bill 4
Increasing the amount of the credits under the economic development tax credit program
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
Jan 5, 2011
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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, Sep 28, 2011: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) may allocate tax credits to certain businesses under the economic development tax credit program.
The economic development tax credit program consolidates several economic development-related tax credit programs and provides that the total amount of credits allocated under the consolidated program may not exceed the sum of the tax credits remaining under the other programs. This bill increases the total amount of credits that Commerce may allocate under the economic development tax credit program by $25,000,000.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . 4 have no party on record.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Committee on Senate Organization
- Representative Klenke
- Senator Lazich
- by request of Governor Scott Walker
Signed on in support (6)
- John Klenke · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Leibham, Schultz, Kapanke, Darling, Kedzie and Vukmir
- Murtha, Mursau, Fields, Pridemore, Thiesfeldt, Knilans, Farrow, Loudenbeck, Endsley, Kaufert, August, M. Williams, Knodl, A. Ott, Strachota, Meyer, Petrowski, Honadel, Nygren, Petryk, LeMahieu and Nass
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Spanbauer and Stone
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 to recommend it
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 passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. 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 and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 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
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Sep 28, 2011
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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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, Ayes 12, Noes 4” (the official wording)
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Jan 14, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 13, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 12, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 11, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 10, 2011
25 more representatives and 8 senators signed on in support.
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Jan 5, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism.
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Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 5, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by committee on Senate Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Senator Lazich, and Representative Klenke
- Jan 5, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism
- Jan 5, 2011 · Senate
Senator Lazich added as a coauthor
- Jan 5, 2011 · Senate
Representative Klenke added as a cosponsor
- Jan 5, 2011 · Senate
Senators Leibham, Schultz, Kapanke, Darling, Kedzie and Vukmir added as coauthors
- Jan 5, 2011 · Senate
Representatives Murtha, Mursau, Fields, Pridemore, Thiesfeldt, Knilans, Farrow, Loudenbeck, Endsley, Kaufert, August, M. Williams, Knodl, A. Ott, Strachota, Meyer, Petrowski, Honadel, Nygren, Petryk, LeMahieu and Nass added as a cosponsors
- Jan 10, 2011 · Senate
Senator Olsen added as a coauthor
- Jan 10, 2011 · Senate
- Jan 10, 2011 · Senate
Representative Loudenbeck withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Jan 11, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 11, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 12, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 13, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2011 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 14, 2011 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)
- Jan 18, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 18, 2011 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance
- 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, Ayes 12, Noes 4
- Jan 18, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 20, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 25, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2011 · Senate
Laid on the table
- 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.
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