Senate Bill 252
Utility aid payments for decommissioned or closed production plants. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Oct 8, 2015. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 9, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Sep 24, 2015
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 61
Latest entry in the official record, Oct 8, 2015: “Published 10-8-2015”
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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
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides that if a production plant that is exempt from property taxes is decommissioned or closed, and therefore becomes taxable, the county and municipality where the plant is located receive a utility aid payment for the first five years in which the plant is subject to the property tax in an amount equal to a percentage of the utility aid payment that the county or municipality received for the last year in which the plant was exempt.
Under current law, the amount that a county and municipality receive as a utility aid payment for a decommissioned plant is reduced by the amount of property taxes that the plant owner paid during the year in which the county and municipality receive the payment.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 11, 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 Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 4 to 0 · Sep 15, 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 4, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 4 to 0 · Sep 15, 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 4, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Sep 16, 2015 · 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)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- 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)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Oct 8, 2015
The new law was published.
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Oct 8, 2015
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 61.
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Oct 6, 2015
Sent to the governor.
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Sep 24, 2015
The Assembly passed it too.
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Sep 18, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 16, 2015
The Assembly received it.
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Sep 16, 2015
The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.
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Sep 15, 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 4, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 15, 2015
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Sep 11, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 11, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 10, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 9, 2015
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 9, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection.
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Sep 9, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 9, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lasee and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens and Tranel
- Sep 9, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection
- Sep 9, 2015 · Senate
Senator Petrowski added as a coauthor
- Sep 10, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 10, 2015 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 11, 2015 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 11, 2015 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 11, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 15, 2015 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 4, Noes 0
- Sep 15, 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 4, Noes 0
- Sep 15, 2015 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-16-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Sep 16, 2015 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 16, 2015 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 16, 2015 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Sep 16, 2015 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Sep 16, 2015 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 16, 2015 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Sep 18, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 22, 2015 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-24-2015 by Committee on Rules
- Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 24, 2015 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Oct 2, 2015 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Oct 6, 2015 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 10-6-2015
- Oct 8, 2015 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 10-7-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 61
- Oct 8, 2015 · Senate
Published 10-8-2015
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