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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 200

Sales and use tax exemptions for precious metals and cryptocurrency. (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 8, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. 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 precious metals and a sales tax exemption for cryptocurrency.

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

10 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 10 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (3)

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.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Dec 9, 2019

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  3. May 23, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. May 8, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  5. May 8, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Schraa, Brooks, Quinn, Gundrum, Brandtjen, Murphy and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel and Craig

  2. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. May 23, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  5. Aug 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  6. Dec 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Senator Bernier added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    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