Assembly Bill 8
Notification of changed property tax assessment for agricultural land. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 5, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 an exception to the requirement that an assessor notify a taxpayer when the taxpayer's property is assessed for property tax purposes at a value that differs from the prior year's assessment. Under this bill, an assessor is not required to provide notification for an assessment of agricultural land if the difference between the two assessments is $300 or less.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, 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 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Local Government vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 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 Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 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 Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 3, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 3, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Mar 6, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 15, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 5, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Feb 5, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 5, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Krug, Kurtz, Novak, Quinn, Ramthun and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Marklein, Nass and Olsen
- Feb 5, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Feb 15, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- Mar 6, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 27, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 3, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Apr 3, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Apr 3, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 4, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-9-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote