Assembly Bill 167
Requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to study and report on establishing a section 529A ABLE savings account program. (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
Mar 16, 2021
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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 requires the Department of Financial Institutions to study and report on establishing a Wisconsin qualified ABLE program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code allowing tax-exempt accounts for qualified expenses incurred by individuals with disabilities.
Under current federal law, states may create a qualified Achieving a Better Life Experience program under which an individual may establish a tax-exempt savings account to pay for qualified expenses, such as education, housing, and transportation costs, for a beneficiary who is an individual with disabilities, as defined under federal law. Although these accounts, commonly referred to as “ABLE accounts” or “section 529A accounts,” cannot be established under this state's law, they can be established under another state's law, and if so established, withdrawals from these accounts for payment of qualified disability expenses for the account beneficiary are exempt from taxation in this state.
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This bill requires DFI to conduct a study to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the following options in establishing a Wisconsin ABLE program for this state's residents: 1) DFI establishes and administers the ABLE program; or 2) DFI enters into an agreement with another state, or with an entity representing an alliance of states, to establish and administer the ABLE program. The study must include review and evaluation by DFI of certain matters, including each option's potential costs; the impact of each option on Wisconsin residents' program choice, tax benefits, and account fees; and ABLE programs offered by other states. DFI must report to the legislature the results of the study, including DFI's findings and recommendations, by approximately six months after the bill's effective date.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Subeck and Armstrong
- Vining, Shelton and Spreitzer
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Nov 15, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 18, 2022 to Jan 20, 2022
5 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 15, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 15, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Oct 14, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 6, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 26, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 5, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 16, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions.
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Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Jagler, Loudenbeck, Moses, Murphy, Petryk, Rozar, Summerfield, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Ballweg
- Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
- Apr 5, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 26, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Edming added as a coauthor
- Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 14, 2021 · Assembly
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly
Representatives Vining, Shelton and Spreitzer added as coauthors
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Hesselbein added as a coauthor
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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