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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 123

Limited authorization for the town of Rome in Adams County to make cash grants or loan subsidies to owners, lessees, or developers of land located in a tax incremental district created by the town. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Jun 25, 2015. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 27, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed May 13, 2015

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 24

Latest entry in the official record, Jun 25, 2015: “Published 6-26-2015”

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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.

Under the current law limitations on towns to use tax incremental financing (TIF), a town may create a TID for projects related to tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, or forestry. A town may also use TIF for residential projects, but only to the extent that the residential project has a necessary and incidental relationship to a tourism, agricultural, manufacturing, or forestry project, and for retail projects to the extent that the retail development is related to the retail sale of a product that is produced due to an agricultural, forestry, or manufacturing project.

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A town may also create a TID in limited circumstances under which the town enters into a cooperative plan with a city or village under which part or all of the town will be annexed or attached by the city or village.

This bill authorizes the town of Rome in Adams County to make direct cash grants or loan subsidies to an owner, lessee, or developer of land in a TID that includes a golf course. The authorization created in the bill may only be used for one TID.

Who's behind it

4 lawmakers are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (4)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Apr 23, 2015

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 Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Economic Development and Commerce vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 21, 2015

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jun 8, 2015

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 · Jun 8, 2015

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, 33 to 0 · Jun 9, 2015

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Jun 25, 2015

    The new law was published.

  2. Jun 25, 2015

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 24.

  3. Jun 24, 2015

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jun 9, 2015

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Jun 8, 2015

    “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)

  6. Jun 8, 2015

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. May 21, 2015

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

  8. May 20, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. May 18, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Commerce.

  10. May 14, 2015

    The Senate received it.

  11. May 13, 2015

    The Assembly passed it.

  12. Apr 23, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Apr 23, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  14. Apr 15, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Apr 13, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Mar 27, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  17. Mar 27, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, Steffen, Ballweg and Kahl; cosponsored by Senators Roth and Lassa

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Apr 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  7. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-13-2015 by Committee on Rules

  9. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. May 14, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. May 18, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Commerce

  16. May 20, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. May 20, 2015 · Senate

    Executive session held

  18. May 21, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. May 21, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

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

  21. Jun 8, 2015 · 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

  22. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  27. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Jun 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-18-2015

  30. Jun 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-24-2015

  31. Jun 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-25-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 24

  32. Jun 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 6-26-2015

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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. 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

More in the glossary