Assembly Bill 368
Exceptions from local levy limits for public safety purposes. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 2, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Generally under current law, local levy limits are applied to the property tax levies that are imposed in December of each year. Current law prohibits any city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) from increasing its levy by a percentage that exceeds its “valuation factor," which is defined as the greater of either zero percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision's equalized value due to new construction, less improvements removed. In addition, the calculation of a political subdivision's levy does not include any tax increment that is generated by a tax incremental district.
Current law contains a number of exceptions to the levy limit, such as amounts a county levies for a countywide emergency medical system, for a county children with disabilities education board, and for certain bridge and culvert construction and repair. In addition, a political subdivision may exceed the levy limit that is otherwise applicable if its governing body adopts a resolution to do so and if that resolution is approved by the electors in a referendum.
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This bill creates another exception to local levy limits. Under the bill, amounts levied by a political subdivision for public safety purposes do not apply to the levy limit that is otherwise applicable. The bill first applies to a levy that is imposed in December 2017.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 22, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 8, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 2, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Jun 2, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zepnick, C. Taylor, Crowley, Vruwink, Berceau and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter and L. Taylor
- Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- Jun 22, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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