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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Senate Bill 252

Authorizing a city or village to require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of certain tax incremental districts. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 2, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 16, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2014

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 183

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 2, 2014: “Published 4-3-2014”

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What it does

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

Under the current tax incremental financing program, a city or village may create a tax incremental district (TID) in part of its territory to foster development if at least 50 percent of the area to be included in the TID is blighted, in need of rehabilitation or conservation, suitable for industrial sites, or suitable for mixed-use development. Currently, towns and counties also have a limited ability to create a TID under certain circumstances. Before a city or village may create a TID, several steps and plans are required. These steps and plans include public hearings on the proposed TID within specified time frames, preparation and adoption by the local planning commission of a proposed project plan for the TID, approval of the proposed project plan by the common council or village board, approval of the city's or village's proposed TID by a joint review board that consists of members who represent the overlying taxation districts, and adoption of a resolution by the common council or village board that creates the TID as of a date provided in the resolution.

Also under current law, once a TID has been created, the Department of Revenue (DOR) calculates the "tax incremental base" value of the TID, which is the equalized value of all taxable property within the TID at the time of its creation. If the development in the TID increases the value of the property in the TID above the base value, a "value increment" is created. That portion of taxes collected on the value increment in excess of the base value is called a "tax increment." The tax increment is placed in a special fund that may be used only to pay back the project costs of the TID.

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Generally under current law a local planning commission may amend the project plan of a TID, by adding or subtracting territory from the district, not more than four times during the TID's existence. If a TID's project plan is amended, current law authorizes DOR to redetermine the TID's tax incremental base. DOR may charge a city or village $1,000 to determine or redetermine a TID's tax incremental base or, if a project plan amendment both adds and subtracts territory, DOR may impose a fee of $2,000.

Under this bill, a city or village may adopt a resolution, subject to joint review board approval, and not more than twice during a TID's life, requiring DOR to redetermine the tax incremental base of a TID which is in a decrement situation that has continued for at least two consecutive years. The bill defines decrement situation as a situation in which the current aggregate equalized value of all the taxable property within the TID is at least 10 percent less than the current value of the TID's tax incremental base. DOR may charge the city of village $1,000 for the redetermination.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its ⁠. 4 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

17 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (17)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 25, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 7, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Referred to Joint Committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 7, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Oct 8, 2013 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State and Local Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 2 · Jan 30, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 7, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State and Local Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 30, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 2, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 2, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 183.

  3. Apr 1, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 11, 2014

    “Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)

  5. Feb 21, 2014

    The Senate adopted it.

  6. Feb 20, 2014

    The Assembly passed it too.

  7. Feb 20, 2014

    The Assembly adopted it.

  8. Jan 30, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Jan 30, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  10. Nov 21, 2013

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  11. Oct 30, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Oct 22, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State and Local Finance.

  13. Oct 9, 2013

    The Assembly received it.

  14. Oct 8, 2013

    The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.

  15. Oct 7, 2013

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  16. Oct 7, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  17. Oct 2, 2013

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  18. Sep 25, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  19. Sep 18, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  20. Sep 18, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  21. Aug 16, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.

  22. Aug 16, 2013

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Aug 16, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Gudex, L. Taylor, Grothman, Harris, T. Cullen, Olsen and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Hintz, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Weatherston, Brooks, Ripp, Stone, Kahl, Kolste, Mason, Wright, Jorgensen, Zepnick and Bies

  2. Aug 16, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue

  3. Sep 18, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 18, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 25, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 25, 2013 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Sep 25, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 2, 2013 · Senate

    Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor

  9. Oct 7, 2013 · Senate

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Oct 7, 2013 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Oct 7, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-8-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  16. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State and Local Finance

  19. Oct 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  20. Nov 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nass

  21. Nov 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Senator Lassa added as a coauthor

  22. Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Stroebel

  23. Jan 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  24. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  25. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  26. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  27. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules

  28. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  29. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  30. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  31. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  33. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  34. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Feb 21, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  36. Feb 21, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  37. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  38. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 2 concurred in

  39. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  40. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  41. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2014

  42. Apr 2, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 183

  43. Apr 2, 2014 · Senate

    Published 4-3-2014

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Signed on in support

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Cost estimate

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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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