Senate Bill 157
Changing the individual income tax deduction eligibility requirements for certain adoption-related expenses. (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
Apr 7, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, an adoptive parent may claim the state income tax deduction for certain adoption expenses if a final adoption order has been entered by a court in this state related to a foreign adoption or by a court of any other state. Currently, the deduction may be claimed only for expenses related to the domestic adoption of a child for whom a final order of adoption is entered by a Wisconsin court. This bill expands the types of adoptions for which a deduction may be claimed.
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
8 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
27 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (27)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · 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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Apr 26, 2017 to Jun 6, 2017
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 19, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 13, 2017
“Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested” (the official wording)
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Apr 7, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.
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Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 7, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Craig, Darling, Johnson, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Duchow, Horlacher, Jacque, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Macco, Novak, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Spiros, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler and Vruwink
- Apr 7, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues
- Apr 13, 2017 · Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- Apr 19, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 26, 2017 · Senate
Representative Allen added as a cosponsor
- Jun 1, 2017 · Senate
Representative Ballweg added as a cosponsor
- Jun 6, 2017 · Senate
Representative Pronschinske added as a cosponsor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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