Assembly Bill 774
Assessing certain items as real property for property tax purposes. (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
Jan 22, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides that all of the following items are considered real property for purposes of assessing property taxes:
1. Cooking ranges.
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2. Furnaces.
3. Water heaters used for a special purpose.
4. Communications, radio station, and television station towers.
5. Pinspotters.
6. Car wash equipment.
7. Indoor theater seats.
8. Aboveground tanks.
9. Surface mounted lifts used to provide automotive services.
10. Alarm systems.
11. Surveillance systems.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 4, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 22, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 22, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Loudenbeck, Gannon, R. Brooks, Kitchens, Jacque, Sanfelippo, Kremer, Novak, Kulp, Murtha and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Marklein, Wanggaard and Lasee
- Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 27, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow
- Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
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