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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 627

A sales tax holiday in August. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 22, 2016

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under this bill, annually, for the two-day period beginning on the first Saturday in August and ending on the following Sunday, the sales of the following items are exempt from the sales tax and the use tax:

1. An item of clothing, not including clothing accessories, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $75.

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2. A computer purchased by the consumer for the consumer's personal use, if the sales price of the computer is no more than $2,000.

3. School computer supplies, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $250.

4. School instructional materials, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $300.

5. School supplies, if the sales price of any single item is no more than $75.

The bill provides, however, that the exemption does not apply in any year in which the Department of Revenue determines, by May 1, that the state's financial situation would make implementation of the exemption imprudent.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

Who's behind it

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

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 12 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 8, 2016

    “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received” (the official wording)

  3. Jan 25, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jan 25, 2016

    “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested” (the official wording)

  5. Jan 22, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues.

  6. Jan 22, 2016

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Wanggaard, Gudex and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Heaton, Horlacher, Krug, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sinicki and Skowronski

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues

  3. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  4. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  6. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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