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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 912

Restoring and increasing the film production credit. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 3, 2014

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2014: “Fiscal estimate received”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person may claim against the person's income and franchise tax liability a film production services tax credit and a film production company investment credit for film production activities in this state. No person, however, may claim the credits for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

Under this bill, a person may continue to claim the credits for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

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Under current law, a person may not claim the film production services credit if less than 35 percent of the total budget for the production is spent in this state.

Under the bill, a person may not claim the film production services credit if less than 10 percent of the total budget for the production is spent in this state.

Under current law, the maximum amount of the film production services and film production company investment credits that may be claimed in a fiscal year is $500,000. The bill increases the maximum fiscal year amount from $500,000 to $5,000,000.

Who's behind it

Brett Hulsey, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

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What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 16, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  2. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Apr 3, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining.

  4. Apr 3, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Apr 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Hulsey

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining

  3. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

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Committee

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate