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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 404

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Relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates, for student entrepreneurs, an exemption to the $130 initial

filing fee for articles of organization to form a limited liability company. The fee

exemption is available to students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in this

state. The exemption is available to these students who form a limited liability

company as a business start-up.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R)

18 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Bernier (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Summerfield (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 10, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 10, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 31–0 Jan 23, 2018 official source full page

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 94–0 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

Aye · 94

Not voting · 4

Full history

  1. Sep 14, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Darling, Marklein, Olsen and Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Tauchen, Bernier, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Kitchens, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Quinn, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Summerfield and Tranel

  2. Sep 14, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 27, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 25, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin

  5. Dec 12, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 10, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 10, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jan 10, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Jan 10, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 0

  18. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:27 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  22. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 94, Noes 0

  26. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  29. Feb 26, 2018 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Mar 26, 2018 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2018

  31. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 177

  32. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Published 3-29-2018