Assembly Bill 176
Adopting a provision of the Internal Revenue Code related to the tax-free distribution from an individual retirement account to a qualified charitable organization. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 20, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, this bill adopts, for state income and franchise tax purposes, a provision of the Internal Revenue Code allowing an individual to make a tax-free distribution from his or her individual retirement account directly to a qualified charitable organization, as defined under federal law.
Under federal law, the maximum amount that may be distributed tax-free is $100,000, and the distribution must occur on or after the date on which the individual on whose behalf the IRA is maintained reaches the age of 70 1/2 years.
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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
25 lawmakers are its . All 25 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (25)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, 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.
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 1 · 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 9, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 2, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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Jun 2, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 1.
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Jun 1, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 9, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 2, 2017 to May 4, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 22, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 20, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Katsma, Vorpagel, Allen, Born, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Gannon, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Nygren, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Stroebel, Cowles, Kapenga, Olsen and Vukmir
- Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 22, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 2, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Bernier added as a coauthor
- May 4, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Felzkowski added as a coauthor
- May 9, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor
- Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 9, Noes 1
- Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- 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.
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
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