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Bills from the Sep 2011 Special Session

Assembly Bill 5

An income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 11, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 13, 2011: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 workplace wellness programs. The amount of the credit is equal to 30 percent of the amount that an employer pays in the taxable year to provide a workplace wellness program to any of the employer's employees who are employed in this state. A workplace wellness program is a health or fitness program, as defined by administrative rule by the Department of Revenue, that is provided with health risk assessments.

Who's behind it

5 lawmakers are its ⁠. 5 have no party on record.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (5)

  • Committee on Assembly Organization
  • Lassa
  • Representative Murtha
  • Senators Moulton
  • by request of Governor Scott Walker

Signed on in support (2)

  • Moulton and Lassa
  • John Murtha · Republican, Assembly

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Dec 13, 2011

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 17, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Oct 11, 2011

    1 more representative and 2 senators signed on in support.

  4. Oct 11, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  5. Oct 11, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative Murtha, Senators Moulton and Lassa

  2. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  3. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Murtha added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Senators Moulton and Lassa added as a cosponsors

  5. Oct 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly

    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

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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