Assembly Bill 295
Increasing the homestead tax credit maximum income. (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
Jun 13, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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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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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the homestead income tax credit is not allowed to claimants whose household income exceeds $24,680. Under this bill, that threshold is increased to $30,000 for claims filed in 2020 and thereafter.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . All 19 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Bowen and Gruszynski
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tip McGuire · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 24, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 18, 2019 to Jun 20, 2019
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 13, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Riemer, B. Meyers, Zamarripa, L. Myers, C. Taylor, Goyke, Kolste, Hebl, Shankland, Vining, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Pope, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Emerson and Considine; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, Smith and Larson
- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Representatives Bowen and Gruszynski added as coauthors
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Representative McGuire added as a coauthor
- Jun 24, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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
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
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