Assembly Bill 843
The charge-back of rescinded or refunded property taxes. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 2, 2016
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2016
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 317
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”
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Cost estimate
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Revenue, upon application by a taxation district, to "charge back," to the taxing jurisdictions within the taxation district, property taxes that the taxation district rescinded or refunded to taxpayers, so that each taxing jurisdiction pays back its share of the taxes to the taxation district.
Under the bill, DOR also must determine whether the total value of all taxable property (equalized value) in the taxation district was affected by the rescinded or refunded property taxes and, if the equalized value was affected, adjust the equalized value. Under current law, DOR orders a charge-back or adjustment only after determining that the taxation district's equalized value was affected, and then DOR orders either, but not both, of the options.
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Under the bill, taxes levied on property within a tax incremental district are not eligible for a charge-back or adjustment.
The bill applies retroactively to an application submitted by a taxation district to DOR before the effective date of the bill if DOR has not issued a final determination, if the final determination is still subject to judicial review, or if DOR has not certified the amount of the charge-back or adjustment to the taxation district.
Who's behind it
Todd Novak, a Republican, is its .
2 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
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.
How lawmakers voted
There were 6 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 12, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 12, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016
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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016
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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 15, 2016 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Didn't vote (1)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 31, 2016
The new law was published.
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Mar 31, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 317.
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Mar 29, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 15, 2016
The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.
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Mar 14, 2016
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Mar 14, 2016
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Mar 14, 2016
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 10, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 23, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues.
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Feb 18, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Feb 18, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 18, 2016
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 12, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 12, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Feb 10, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 9, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 5, 2016
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 2, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 2, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Novak; cosponsored by Senator Gudex
- Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly
Representative Hintz added as a coauthor
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 2:04 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 23, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues
- Mar 10, 2016 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Mar 10, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2016 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 14, 2016 · 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 3, Noes 2
- Mar 14, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 14, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2016
- Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016
- Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 317
- Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly
Published 3-31-2016
Terms on this page
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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