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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 144

Creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 5, 2021

  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, Mar 15, 2022: “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 refundable individual income tax credit of $2,000 that may be claimed by the parents of a stillbirth. The bill defines stillbirth as a birth that occurs in this state that results in a stillbirth for which a fetal death report is required. Because the credit is refundable, if the amount of the credit for which the individual is eligible exceeds his or her tax liability, the difference will be refunded to the claimant.

Who's behind it

19 representatives are its ⁠. 14 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (19)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Aug 31, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 19, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Mar 9, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Mar 5, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  6. Mar 5, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Skowronski, Armstrong, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Edming, Horlacher, Loudenbeck, Petersen, Petryk, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa, Shankland, Subeck, Tauchen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Ballweg, Jacque and Wanggaard

  2. Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Mar 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 19, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  5. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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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