Senate Bill 89
Sales tax holidays in August and in November. (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 20, 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 this bill, annually, for the two-day period beginning on the first Saturday in August and ending on the following Sunday, the sales of the following items are exempt from the sales tax and the use tax:
1. An item of clothing, not including clothing accessories, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $75.
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2. A computer purchased by the consumer for the consumer's personal use, if the sales price of the computer is no more than $2,000.
3. School computer supplies, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $250.
4. School instructional materials, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $300.
5. School supplies, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $75.
The bill also provides that, annually, for the two-day period beginning on the first Saturday in November and ending on the following Sunday, the sales of Energy Star products purchased by a consumer for the consumer's personal use are exempt from the sales tax and the use tax.
The bill provides, however, that the exemptions for August and November do not apply in any year in which the Department of Revenue determines, by May 1, that the state's financial situation would make implementation of the exemptions imprudent.
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
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · 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 3, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 20, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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Mar 20, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 20, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Gudex, Leibham and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Weininger, Jacque, Kleefisch, Honadel, Born, Krug and Bernier
- Mar 20, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
- Apr 3, 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