Assembly Bill 84
Creating a refundable earned income tax credit for individuals, repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, and making an appropriation. (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 12, 2015
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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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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, as created in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 , the earned income tax credit (EITC), as a percentage of the federal credit, is 4 percent for claimants with one qualifying child, 11 percent for claimants with two qualifying children, and 34 percent for claimants with three or more qualifying children. This bill repeals those provisions and restores former law. Under the bill, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, the EITC, as a percentage of the federal credit, would be 4 percent for claimants with one qualifying child, 14 percent for claimants with two qualifying children, and 43 percent for claimants with three or more qualifying children.
This bill also creates a new refundable individual income tax credit for persons who have earned income, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code, during the taxable year to which the claim relates. Because the credit is refundable, if the amount of the credit for which the claimant is eligible exceeds his or her tax liability, the difference will be refunded to the claimant by check.
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Under the bill, and subject to a number of limitations and conditions, a claimant may claim a credit equal to 25 percent of the claimant's earned income that he or she receives in the year to which the claim relates. The maximum credit that may be claimed each year by each claimant is $2,500. Once a claimant's earned income exceeds $15,000, the maximum credit that may be claimed is phased down. No credit may be claimed by an individual whose earned income exceeds $31,666. To be eligible to claim the credit, an individual must be at least 18 years old for the entire year to which the claim relates and the individual may not have been claimed as a dependent for federal income tax purposes on another individual's tax return. The credit may not be claimed by nonresidents or part-year residents of the state.
Who's behind it
30 lawmakers are its . All 30 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (30)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 36 to 60 · Jan 19, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Ways and Means and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 7, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 12, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Mar 12, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Riemer, Mason, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kolste, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Young and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Harris Dodd, Carpenter, C. Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Wirch, Vinehout and Lassa
- Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Apr 7, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Ways and Means and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60
- 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote