Assembly Bill 73
Lease terms and the imposition of sales and use taxes related to a local professional baseball park district. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 20, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 7, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 20, 2019
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 28
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 20, 2019: “Published 11-21-2019”
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently a local professional baseball park district may impose a sales tax and a use tax within the area of its jurisdiction, and a district may issue revenue bonds if the district board determines that the district's lease with a professional baseball team franchise that uses the district's baseball facilities is for a term of at least 30 years. Generally, the sales and use taxes may not be imposed and collected after the district pays off the bonds issued to construct the stadium and funds a special maintenance and capital improvements fund.
Under this bill, the sales and use taxes may not be collected, generally, after December 31, 2019. Also under the bill, any lease between the district and the baseball team that uses the facilities must extend for at least the same number of years during which the sales and use tax is collected. The bill also specifies that the district board may not incur any new obligations after June 30, 2019, if the obligation could not be paid once the sales and use tax is no longer collected.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 17 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (15)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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 9 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 18, 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 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 18, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 18, 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 Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 1, 2019
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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 1, 2019
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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 1, 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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 19 to 14 · Nov 5, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 19 to 14 · Nov 5, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Nov 5, 2019
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Patty Schachtner (D, 10)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 20, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 20, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 28.
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Nov 14, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 5, 2019
The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.
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Nov 1, 2019
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Nov 1, 2019
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Nov 1, 2019
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jun 24, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jun 20, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jun 18, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 18, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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May 20, 2019 to May 28, 2019
2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 28, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 20, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Hutton, Nygren, Kerkman, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Sanfelippo, Murphy, Sortwell, Kuglitsch, Neylon, Brandtjen, Horlacher, Duchow, Ramthun, Wichgers, Tusler, Plumer and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Stroebel, Wirch, Nass, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Petrowski, Larson, Darling and Ringhand
- Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 19, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- Mar 20, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 20, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- May 21, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- May 22, 2019 · Assembly
Senator Kooyenga added as a cosponsor
- May 23, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- May 23, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 28, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 20, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 20, 2019 · Senate
Senator Craig added as a cosponsor
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Nov 1, 2019 · 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 3, Noes 2
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- Nov 13, 2019 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019
- Nov 14, 2019 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker
- Nov 20, 2019 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-20-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 28
- Nov 20, 2019 · Assembly
Published 11-21-2019
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote