Assembly Bill 78
An income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 14, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
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 for workplace wellness programs. The amount of the credit is equal to 30 percent of the amount that an employer pays in the taxable year to provide a workplace wellness program to any of the employer's employees who are employed at a small business in this state. A workplace wellness program is a health or fitness program, as certified by the Department of Health Services, that is provided with health risk assessments.
Who's behind it
22 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (22)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
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.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 25, 2013
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 12, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 3, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 1, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 14, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining.
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Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murtha, Tranel, Spiros, LeMahieu, Kahl, Petryk, Brooks, Stone, Bernier, T. Larson, Wright, Bies, Honadel, Doyle, Kolste, Ohnstad, Kaufert, A. Ott, Ringhand, Petersen, Endsley and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Lazich, Gudex, Harsdorf, L. Taylor, Shilling, Leibham and Lassa
- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining
- Apr 1, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 3, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 12, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murtha
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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