Senate Bill 197
The late payment of property taxes because of a medical emergency. (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
May 23, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an installment payment of property taxes is delinquent, and subject to interest and penalties, if it is not paid on or before five working days after the due date. If a taxpayer fails to make an installment payment, the total amount of unpaid taxes is due, not just the amount of the installment, and interest is calculated on the total unpaid amount from the due date of the first installment.
Under this bill, no installment of property taxes is delinquent, and no interest or penalties are imposed on the unpaid amount, if all of the following apply:
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1. The taxpayer pays the installment no later than 60 days after the due date.
2. The taxpayer submits to the governing body of the taxation district documentation from a licensed physician or health care provider that shows that the taxpayer was hospitalized or otherwise incapacitated because of a medical emergency during the time when the installment was due.
3. The taxpayer has not previously been granted an exemption from paying interest and penalties on a late installment because of a medical emergency.
4. The governing body approves the exemption from paying interest and penalties on the late installment.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, 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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Jun 11, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 23, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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May 23, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 23, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, L. Taylor and Harris; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, C. Taylor, Murphy, Tittl, Bernier, Murtha, Mursau, Ripp, Craig, Krug, Hulsey, Spiros and Wright
- May 23, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
- Jun 11, 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