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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 233

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Relating to: repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32. (FE)

Income tax — Credit

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, as created in

2011 Wisconsin Act 32

, the earned income tax

credit (EITC), as a percentage of the federal credit, is 4 percent for claimants with

one qualifying child, 11 percent for claimants with two qualifying children, and 34

percent for claimants with three or more qualifying children. This bill repeals those

provisions and restores former law. Under the bill, for taxable years beginning after

December 31, 2012, the EITC, as a percentage of the federal credit, would be 4

percent for claimants with one qualifying child, 14 percent for claimants with two

qualifying children, and 43 percent for claimants with three or more qualifying

children.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barca (D) , Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bewley (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Clark (D) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Hulsey (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope (D) , Richards (D) , Riemer (D) , Ringhand (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D) , Wright (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

15 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris (D) , Jauch (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , T. Cullen (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Ways and Means and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 57

Failed 38–57 Mar 18, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Riemer, Mason, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Billings, Clark, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pasch, Pope, Richards, Ringhand, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Smith, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Wright, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Jun 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Jun 27, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Ways and Means and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 57

  5. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1