Senate Bill 111
Creating an individual income tax deduction for certain contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings Account. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 28, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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 individual income tax deduction for any amount contributed to a Coverdell Education Savings Account (CESA), in the year in which the contribution is made, subject to the limits and conditions specified in federal law for contributions to a CESA. Currently, the maximum allowable contribution to a CESA is $2,000 each year per beneficiary, although that contribution amount phases down as a contributor's modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) increases from $95,000 to $110,000, or from $190,000 to $220,000 for a married couple filing jointly. No contributions are allowed once a contributor's MAGI is above the phase-out range.
Under federal law, contributions to a CESA must be made in cash, are not tax deductible, and may not be made once the beneficiary reaches the age of 18. The accounts themselves are exempt from taxation, and the proceeds of an account must be used for qualified education expenses, as defined under federal law, for a designated beneficiary. Qualified education expenses include certain elementary, secondary, and higher education expenses.
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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.
Who's behind it
Glenn Grothman, a Republican, is its .
11 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 18, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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Mar 28, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 28, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Nass, Kestell, Kahl, Kapenga, Strachota, Bernier, Pridemore, Jacque, Kerkman and Kaufert
- Mar 28, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
- Apr 18, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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