Senate Bill 799
A sales and use tax rebate for certain dependent children, a sales tax holiday in August 2018, and making an appropriation. (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
Feb 12, 2018
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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 Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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.
This bill creates a onetime sales and use tax rebate to be paid by September 1, 2018, as an approximation of nonbusiness Wisconsin sales tax paid in 2017 for raising children. An individual may claim a rebate equal to $100 for each qualifying child of the individual. For purposes of claiming the rebate, a qualified child is an individual who is under 18 years of age for the entire year of 2017, a United States citizen, a resident of this state on December 31, 2017, and the claimant's dependent, as determined under the Internal Revenue Code. An individual who is a full-year resident, nonresident, or part-year resident is eligible to claim the rebate if he or she completes an online application for the rebate on a form prepared by the Department of Revenue. A nonresident or part-year resident may claim the rebate if the claimant verifies his or her nonbusiness Wisconsin sales taxes paid in 2017, and the verified amount is at least $100 for each qualified child.
The bill also creates a sales tax holiday in 2018. For the two-day period beginning on the first Saturday in August 2018 and ending on the following Sunday, the sale of any product sold at retail for which the sales price is no more than $100 is exempt from the sales and use tax. The exemption does not apply to the sale of taxable services, prepared food, candy, soft drinks, dietary supplements, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, tobacco products, pornographic material, motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, tangible or intangible property used to access telecommunications services, or tangible or intangible property provided by a utility.
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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
Scott L. Fitzgerald, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
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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Feb 22, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 12, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government.
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Feb 12, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 12, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Fitzgerald
- Feb 12, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government
- Feb 22, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 22, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate