Senate Bill 361
The refund setoff for state debt collections. (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
Oct 22, 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, a state agency may certify to DOR debts owed to the state agency. DOR then collects the debt by subtracting the amount from any state tax refund owed to the debtor. DOR first collects any debts owed to it, and then the debts certified to DOR are collected in the following order:
1. Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by the Department of Children and Families.
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2. State agency debt collected pursuant to an agreement with an individual taxpayer and debt certified by the courts, the legislature, or authorities.
3. Debt owed to local units of government collected pursuant to an agreement with an individual taxpayer.
4. State agency debt, other than child support obligations.
5. Child support or spousal support obligations submitted by an agency of another state.
6. Debt certified by counties and municipalities.
7. Federal tax obligations.
8. Tribal obligations.
9. Tax obligations of other states.
Under this bill, DOR first collects Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by the Department of Children and Families before collecting any other debt.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · 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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Dec 30, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 4, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 22, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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Oct 22, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 22, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vukmir, L. Taylor, Risser, Lazich and Harris; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Krug, Spiros, Bies, Severson, Jagler, Nygren, Murtha, Kleefisch, Thiesfeldt and Genrich
- Oct 22, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
- Nov 4, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 30, 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