Assembly Bill 593
Rule-making procedures and repealing administrative rules relating to the estate tax and the county operating levy rate limit
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 16, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 2, 2014
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 11, 2014
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 31 to 2
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 320
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2014: “Published 4-17-2014”
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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
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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Rule-making procedures Current law sets forth a procedure for the promulgation of administrative rules (rules). Generally, that procedure consists of the following steps:
1. The agency planning to promulgate the rule prepares a statement of the scope of the proposed rule, which the governor and the agency head must approve before any state employee or official may perform any activity in connection with the drafting of the proposed rule.
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2. The agency drafts the proposed rule, together with an economic impact analysis, plain language analysis, and
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . 9 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (14)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State and Local Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 30, 2014
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 State and Local Finance, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 3, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 31, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 31, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “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”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 31 to 2 · Apr 1, 2014
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (31)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- John Lehman (D, 21)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
No (2)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 16, 2014
The new law was published.
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Apr 16, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 320.
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Apr 15, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 1, 2014
The Senate passed it too, 31 to 2.
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Mar 31, 2014
“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)
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Mar 31, 2014
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 3, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 19, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 12, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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Feb 12, 2014
The Senate received it.
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Feb 11, 2014
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 30, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 30, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Jan 8, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 2, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State and Local Finance.
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Jan 2, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 2, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Stroebel, Hintz, Kahl, Kestell, Spiros, Marklein, Kooyenga, Murphy, Vruwink, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Loudenbeck, Berceau and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
- Jan 2, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State and Local Finance
- Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 23, 2014 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-11-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 12, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 12, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
- Feb 19, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 25, 2014 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 3, 2014 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 3, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 31, 2014 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 31, 2014 · 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
- Mar 31, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 4-8-2014
- Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014
- Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 320
- Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly
Published 4-17-2014
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote