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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 51

Technical changes to the tax incremental financing statutes. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Jun 22, 2017. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 21, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 97 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 15

Latest entry in the official record, Jun 22, 2017: “Published 6-22-2017”

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What it does

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

This bill makes a number of technical changes to the statutes affecting city, village, and town tax incremental financing districts. The bill does the following:

1. Limits penalties to $6,000 per report that the Department of Revenue may assess against municipalities that fail to file with DOR certain required reports.

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2. Modifies certain administrative payment and certification request due dates, changing the dues dates from May 15 to April 15.

3. Repeals a requirement for municipalities to provide DOR with preliminary project plan amendment notifications.

4. Adds mixed-use development to the list of eligible project costs for mixed-use tax incremental districts.

5. Excludes municipal property from base values for town TIDs.

6. Repeals an obsolete special provision that applied only to a TID in the city of Hayward; the TID terminated in 2011.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 8 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (6)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 3, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 3, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 3, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “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”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Mar 7, 2017

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · May 4, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 97 to 0 · May 10, 2017 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (97)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Jun 22, 2017

    The new law was published.

  2. Jun 22, 2017

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 15.

  3. Jun 20, 2017

    Sent to the governor.

  4. May 10, 2017

    The Assembly passed it too, 97 to 0.

  5. May 4, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. May 4, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  7. Apr 6, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Mar 8, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  9. Mar 7, 2017

    The Assembly received it.

  10. Mar 7, 2017

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  11. Mar 3, 2017

    “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” (the official wording)

  12. Mar 3, 2017

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  13. Mar 3, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  14. Mar 1, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Feb 28, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 21, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

  17. Feb 21, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Loudenbeck, Skowronski, R. Brooks, Spiros and Kerkman

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Feb 28, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 1, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 1, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 2, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 3, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Mar 3, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 3, 2017 · Senate

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

  10. Mar 3, 2017 · 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. Mar 3, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Mar 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Mar 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 7, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Mar 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  16. Mar 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means

  19. Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  20. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  21. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  22. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  23. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 by Committee on Rules

  24. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  25. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  29. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  31. May 23, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Jun 20, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-20-2017

  33. Jun 22, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-21-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 15

  34. Jun 22, 2017 · Senate

    Published 6-22-2017

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary