Assembly Bill 16
A tax credit for hospitality business advertising. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 15, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “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.
This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit equal to 10 percent of the amount that a taxpayer spends in the taxable year on advertising outside of this state to promote the taxpayer's hospitality business located in this state. If the credit claimed by a taxpayer exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, the state will not issue a refund check, but the taxpayer may carry forward any remaining credit to subsequent taxable years.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . All 5 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Tourism vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Jun 24, 2013
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 Tourism, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 24, 2013
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jun 24, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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May 15, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 7, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism.
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Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 15, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Ballweg, Bernier, Kleefisch and T. Larson; cosponsored by Senator Kedzie
- Feb 15, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism
- Mar 7, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 15, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 29, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 24, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Tourism, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Jun 24, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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.
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