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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 717

An income and franchise tax exemption for restaurant revitalization grants. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 8, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 17, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 20, 2022

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 30 to 2

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 156

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 8, 2022: “Published 3-8-2022”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates an income and franchise tax exemption for income received in the form of a grant from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund established by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Current law provides similar exemptions for income received in the form of allocations issued by the state with moneys received from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund and used for a number of purposes, including broadband expansion, privately owned movie theater grants, music and performance venue grants, and lodging industry grants.

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.

Who's behind it

29 lawmakers are its ⁠. 24 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 44 names

Authors (29)

Signed on in support (15)

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 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Jan 18, 2022

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 Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Jan 18, 2022

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 Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 1 · Feb 9, 2022

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 11, 2022

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 30 to 2 · Feb 15, 2022 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (2)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 8, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 8, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 156.

  3. Mar 3, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 15, 2022

    The Senate passed it too, 30 to 2.

  5. Feb 11, 2022

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

  6. Feb 9, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.

  7. Jan 28, 2022

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  8. Jan 21, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  9. Jan 20, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  10. Jan 20, 2022

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Jan 20, 2022

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Jan 18, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Jan 18, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  14. Dec 1, 2021 to Jan 18, 2022

    10 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Nov 30, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Nov 29, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  17. Nov 24, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Nov 17, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  19. Nov 17, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Katsma, Kuglitsch, Macco, Zimmerman, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Schraa, Snodgrass, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Wichgers, Knodl, Spreitzer and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Wanggaard, Ballweg, Bernier, Darling and Jacque

  2. Nov 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Nov 24, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke

  5. Nov 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Shelton added as a coauthor

  6. Nov 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Hong added as a coauthor

  8. Dec 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Conley added as a coauthor

  9. Dec 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor

  10. Dec 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  11. Dec 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Dec 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  13. Dec 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Vining and Shankland added as coauthors

  14. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Considine added as a coauthor

  15. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Representatives Cabrera and Drake added as coauthors

  16. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  17. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  18. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  19. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  20. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  25. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  27. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  28. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  29. Jan 28, 2022 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  30. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  31. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  32. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  33. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

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

  34. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  35. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  36. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  38. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 30, Noes 2

  39. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  41. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2022

  42. Mar 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022

  43. Mar 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-7-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 156

  44. Mar 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Published 3-8-2022

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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