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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 191

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Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administration department of — Budget and fiscal issues Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Property tax Revenue department of Road — Finance Rock county School — State aid Shared revenue Sheriff

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, beginning with the property tax assessments as of January

1, 2018, machinery, tools, and patterns, not including those items used in

manufacturing, are exempt from the personal property tax. However, beginning in

2019, the state pays each taxing jurisdiction an amount equal to the property taxes

levied on those items of personal property for the property tax assessments as of

January 1, 2017.

Under the bill, beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1,

2021, no items of personal property will be subject to the property tax. Beginning in

2022, the state will pay each taxing jurisdiction an additional amount equal to the

property taxes levied on the items made exempt under the bill for the property tax

assessments as of January 1, 2020. Beginning in 2023, each taxing jurisdiction will

receive a payment to compensate it for its loss in personal property revenue equal

to the payment it received in the previous year.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be

referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed

as an appendix to the bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Summerfield (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R) , Zimmerman (R)

11 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Plumer (R) , Steffen and Tranel , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3

Passed 11–3 Jun 28, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3

Passed 11–3 Jun 28, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 64–34 Jun 29, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 64

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 38, Noes 60

Failed 38–60 Jun 29, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 12

Passed 20–12 Jun 30, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 30, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 20–12 Jun 30, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 20–12 Jun 30, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Armstrong, Allen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Wanggaard and Feyen

  2. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  5. Jun 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  6. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Ways and Means and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  7. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Steffen and Tranel added as coauthors

  8. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Bradley added as a cosponsor

  9. Jun 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  10. Jun 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  11. Jun 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3

  13. Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3

  14. Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 6-29-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  15. Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  16. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  18. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  19. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  21. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 38, Noes 60

  26. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 34

  27. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  30. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-30-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  31. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  32. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, L. Taylor and Carpenter

  33. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Agard, Carpenter and L. Taylor

  34. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Carpenter

  35. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  36. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  37. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected

  38. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  39. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  40. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  41. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  42. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  43. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  44. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  45. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  46. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  47. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 7-1-2021

  48. Jul 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  49. Jul 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 7-8-2021

  50. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  51. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  52. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82