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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 10

Eliminating deductions for moving expenses for businesses that move out of the state or out of the United States. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Jun 24, 2019. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 8, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 9, 2019

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 31 to 1

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 7

Latest entry in the official record, Jun 24, 2019: “Published 6-25-2019”

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What it does

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

Under current law, a business may deduct from its income or franchise tax liability all expenses that the business paid to move its operations from one location to another, including expenses paid to relocate outside the state. Under this bill, a business may not deduct expenses paid to move outside the state or outside the United States.

Who's behind it

28 lawmakers are its ⁠. 16 are Democrats and 12 are Republicans.

22 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 50 names

Authors (28)

Signed on in support (22)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations vote on an amendment

Passed, 4 to 0 · Apr 3, 2019

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 4, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 0 · Apr 3, 2019

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · May 1, 2019

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 Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 10, 2019

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 31 to 1 · May 15, 2019 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (1)

Didn't vote (1)

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

What happened

  1. Jun 24, 2019

    The new law was published.

  2. Jun 24, 2019

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 7.

  3. Jun 18, 2019

    Sent to the governor.

  4. May 15, 2019

    The Senate passed it too, 31 to 1.

  5. May 15, 2019

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  6. May 10, 2019

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  7. May 1, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  8. Apr 18, 2019

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

  9. Apr 10, 2019

    The Senate received it.

  10. Apr 9, 2019

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Apr 9, 2019

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Apr 9, 2019

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)

  13. Apr 9, 2019

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  14. Apr 8, 2019

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Apr 3, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  16. Apr 3, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.

  17. Mar 7, 2019 to Apr 2, 2019

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  18. Mar 6, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Feb 26, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  20. Feb 11, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  21. Feb 8, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations.

  22. Feb 8, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neylon, C. Taylor, Steffen, Zamarripa, Anderson, Brooks, Doyle, Fields, Gundrum, Hebl, Horlacher, Kolste, Kuglitsch, Ohnstad, Quinn, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vruwink, Zimmerman, Subeck and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Olsen, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Smith, Wanggaard and Wirch

  2. Feb 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations

  3. Feb 11, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon

  5. Feb 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Apr 2, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  10. Apr 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  11. Apr 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  12. Apr 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Apr 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-9-2019 by Committee on Rules

  14. Apr 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Representatives Vining and Edming added as coauthors

  15. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  17. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  18. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  22. Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Apr 10, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Apr 18, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions

  25. May 1, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  26. May 1, 2019 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  27. May 1, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  29. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. May 15, 2019 · Senate

    Senators Hansen and L. Taylor added as cosponsors

  31. May 15, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. May 15, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. May 15, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  34. May 15, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1

  35. May 15, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. May 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-20-2019

  38. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-18-2019

  39. Jun 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-24-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 7

  40. Jun 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Published 6-25-2019

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Cost estimate

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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