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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 272

A sales and use tax exemption for material used to construct a war memorial owned by a veterans organization. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 25, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 ⁠”

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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What it would have done

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

This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for building materials used to construct a war memorial owned by an organization of past and present members of the U.S. armed forces.

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

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

16 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (16)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 9, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Jun 6, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. May 25, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.

  5. May 25, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 25, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ringhand, Erpenbach and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Pope, Kolste, Hebl, Vruwink, Kulp, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Crowley, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Berceau, Ohnstad, Fields and Considine

  2. May 25, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues

  3. Jun 6, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 9, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Novak added as a cosponsor

  5. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

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