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Bills from the Sep 2011 Special Session

Senate Bill 3

The film production services tax credit application fee

Became law

The governor signed it on Nov 18, 2011. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 11, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Oct 25, 2011

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2011

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 67

Latest entry in the official record, Nov 18, 2011: “Published 12-1-2011”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person who wishes to claim the film production services income and franchise tax credit must first submit an application to the Department of Tourism, along with an application fee equal to 2 percent of the person's production expenditures or $5,000, whichever is less.

Under this bill, the application fee for the film production services credit is $500.

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 Senate Organization
  • Krug
  • Representatives Marklein
  • Senator Schultz
  • by request of Governor Scott Walker

Signed on in support (2)

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 · Oct 24, 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

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Oct 25, 2011

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Nov 18, 2011

    The new law was published.

  2. Nov 18, 2011

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 67.

  3. Nov 15, 2011

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 3, 2011

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Oct 31, 2011

    “Read first time and referred to calendar 11-1-2011 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93” (the official wording)

  6. Oct 31, 2011

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Oct 25, 2011

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  8. Oct 25, 2011

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Oct 25, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Oct 24, 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)

  11. Oct 24, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  12. Oct 24, 2011

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

  13. Oct 19, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Oct 19, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Oct 11, 2011

    2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  16. Oct 11, 2011

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

  17. Oct 11, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

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

    Introduced by committee on Senate Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Senator Schultz, and Representatives Marklein and Krug

  2. Oct 11, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 11, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Schultz added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 11, 2011 · Senate

    Representatives Marklein and Krug added as a cosponsors

  5. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

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

  9. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Schultz

  11. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Oct 24, 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

  13. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  17. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  19. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  20. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Oct 31, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  22. Oct 31, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to calendar 11-1-2011 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  23. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Clark, Barca and Molepske Jr

  26. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  27. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  30. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  32. Nov 9, 2011 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-9-2011

  33. Nov 15, 2011 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2011

  34. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-16-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 67

  35. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    Published 12-1-2011

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote