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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 174

A sales and use tax exemption for building materials that become a part of a facility for a technical college district or for the University of Wisconsin. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 20, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Current law provides that the sale of tangible personal property that becomes a component of a facility in this state that is owned by a county, municipality, school district, or nonprofit organization is exempt from the sales tax and the use tax. The exemption applies to tangible personal property purchased by a construction contractor who transfers the property to the county, municipality, school district, or nonprofit organization as part of constructing the facility. This bill expands the exemption to apply to tangible personal property transferred to a technical college district, to any institution or campus in the University of Wisconsin System, or to the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

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

15 lawmakers are its ⁠. 14 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 22 names

Authors (15)

Signed on in support (7)

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.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Jun 2, 2017

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 Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 2, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

  3. Jun 2, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  4. Jun 1, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. May 9, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Apr 10, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Mar 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  8. Mar 20, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kulp, Novak, Jacque, R. Brooks, Tittl, Skowronski, Murphy, Petryk, Ripp, Thiesfeldt, Kremer, Macco, Rohrkaste, Bowen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Olsen, Harsdorf, Testin and L. Taylor

  2. Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Apr 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor

  6. Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · 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.

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

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.

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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