Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session
Relating to: increasing the maximum income, maximum property taxes, and threshold income under the homestead tax credit and indexing the credit for inflation. (FE)
Homestead — Exemption Income tax — Credit Inflation Property tax
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, for claims filed in 2018 and thereafter, the homestead tax credit
maximum property taxes or rent constituting property taxes that a claimant may use
in calculating his or her credit are increased from $1,460 to $1,976, the maximum
income is increased from $24,680 to $33,389, and the threshold income is increased
from $8,000 to $10,902. The maximum credit is also increased from $1,168 to $1,581.
Under the formula as calculated under the bill, as a claimant's income exceeds
$10,902, the credit is phased out until the credit equals zero when income exceeds
$33,389. Under this bill, using the formula in the bill (80 percent of the property
taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued) for claimants whose
household income is $10,902 or less, the credit that may be claimed ranges from $10
to $1,581. Also under the bill, the homestead tax credit formula factors are all
indexed for inflation for taxable year 2018 and beyond.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D) , Zepnick (D)
Full history
- May 30, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Riemer, Spreitzer, Anderson, Berceau, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson and Wirch
- May 30, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1