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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 822

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Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)

Income tax — Return Indians and tribal issues Marriage

  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, a married couple may file a joint individual income tax

return. This bill authorizes two individuals of the same sex who are eligible to, and

file, a joint federal income tax return, to file a joint return for Wisconsin income tax

purposes on the same basis and subject to the same conditions as an opposite-sex

married couple.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Genrich (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hulsey (D) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

12 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D) , Shankland (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Hesselbein, Barnes, Berceau, Bewley, Genrich, Hebl, Hulsey, Johnson, Kahl, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lehman, Risser, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Lassa

  2. Feb 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Mar 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1