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AB 5

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Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)

Legislature — Tax exemptions, joint survey committee on Property tax — Exemption Radio Sales tax — Exemption Television

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, digital broadcasting equipment owned and used by a radio

or television station is exempt from personal property taxes. In addition, the sale of

radio and television programs, including related advertising, is exempt from the

sales and use tax.

This bill provides a property tax exemption for the personal property of a

commercial radio or television station that is used in the origination or integration

of various sources of program material for commercial radio or television

transmissions that are, generally, available to the public free of charge. The bill also

creates a sales and use tax exemption for the equipment that is sold to a person who

is licensed to operate a commercial radio or television station in this state, if the

equipment is used in the origination or integration of various sources of program

material for commercial radio or television transmissions that are, generally,

available to the public free of charge.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be

referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed

as an appendix to the bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Doyle (D) , Endsley (R) , Hulsey (D) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Mason (D) , Murphy (R) , Nass (R) , Nerison (R) , Petryk (R) , Pridemore (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Suder (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Weatherston (R) , Wright (D) , Zepnick (D)

13 cosponsors

Cullen (D) , Grothman (R) , Gudex (R) , Hansen (D) , Kedzie (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lasee (R) , Leibham (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Schultz (R) , Shilling (D) , Vukmir (R)

Votes

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 1

Passed 92–1 Mar 20, 2014 official source full page

Aye · 92

Nay · 1

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 31, 2014 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 30, Noes 3

Passed 30–3 Apr 1, 2014 official source full page

Full history

  1. Feb 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Jacque, Strachota, Tittl, Petryk, Jorgensen, Doyle, A. Ott, Nerison, Bies, Brooks, Nass, Thiesfeldt, Suder, Jagler, Weatherston, Wright, Zepnick, Murphy, Stone, LeMahieu, Mason, Hulsey, Tranel, Sinicki, Endsley, Pridemore and Kessler; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Lasee, Hansen, Kedzie, Petrowski, Cullen, Schultz, Leibham, Vukmir, Gudex and Olsen

  2. Feb 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State and Local Finance

  3. Feb 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Senator Shilling added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 29, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  6. Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on State and Local Finance and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  8. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 1

  11. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up

  13. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Mar 21, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Mar 24, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Mar 24, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  18. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 30, Noes 3

  24. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  25. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-7-2014

  28. Apr 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  29. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 346

  30. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-24-2014