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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 73

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Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness

programs. The amount of the credit is equal to 30 percent of the amount that an

employer pays in the taxable year to provide a workplace wellness program to any

of the employer's employees who are employed at a small business in this state. A

workplace wellness program is a health or fitness program, as certified by the

Department of Health Services, that is provided with health risk assessments.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gudex (R) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , Leibham (R) , Moulton (R) , Shilling (D)

24 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Barca (D) , Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Carpenter (D) , Doyle (D) , Endsley (R) , Honadel (R) , Kahl (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kolste (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Ringhand (D) , Spiros (R) , Stone (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tranel (R) , Wright (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Sep 16, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Sep 16, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 10, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Oct 16, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Oct 16, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Nov 5, 2013 official source full page

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 97, Noes 0

Passed 97–0 Feb 18, 2014 official source full page

Aye · 97

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Mar 13, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Moulton, L. Taylor, Lazich, Gudex, Harsdorf, Leibham, Shilling and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Murtha, Tranel, T. Larson, Wright, Bies, Honadel, Bernier, Kaufert, A. Ott, Doyle, Ringhand, Kolste, Petersen, Endsley, Spiros, LeMahieu, Kahl, Petryk, Brooks, Stone, Ohnstad and Nerison

  2. Mar 13, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Apr 9, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 12, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 24, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Aug 22, 2013 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton

  7. Sep 12, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Sep 16, 2013 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Sep 16, 2013 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  10. Sep 16, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Oct 10, 2013 · Senate

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

  12. Oct 15, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Oct 16, 2013 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  14. Oct 16, 2013 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  15. Oct 16, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Nov 1, 2013 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  17. Nov 4, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Nov 5, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Nov 5, 2013 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Nov 5, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Nov 5, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Nov 5, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  23. Nov 5, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  25. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  26. Feb 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murtha

  27. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  28. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  29. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  30. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  31. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  32. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  34. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  35. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  37. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  38. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

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

  39. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  40. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  41. Mar 12, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  42. Mar 12, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2014

  43. Mar 13, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 137

  44. Mar 13, 2014 · Senate

    Published 3-14-2014