Senate Bill 176
The distribution of excess sales tax revenue collected by a local professional baseball park district and making an appropriation. (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
Apr 24, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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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 this bill, once the local professional baseball park district consisting of the counties of Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington certifies to the Department of Revenue that it has paid the district's bond obligations and fully funded reserves for maintenance and operating costs, DOR must distribute the excess special district sales and use tax revenues collected from the district to the counties that make up the district and to the municipalities within those counties.
DOR determines each county's proportionate share of the revenue to be distributed based on tax revenues derived from each county. The county receives 25 percent of that amount and the remaining 75 percent is distributed to each city, village, and town in the county based on population. The bill requires each county and municipality to deposit the revenue into a segregated account and be used only for property tax relief, tax levy supported debt relief, economic development, public safety, local roads, or public parks. However, a county or municipality may not make expenditures from the account without first adopting a resolution specifying the amount and purpose of the expenditure.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
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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May 9, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 24, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions.
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Apr 24, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 24, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Wanggaard, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Myers and Brostoff
- Apr 24, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions
- May 9, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
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