Assembly Bill 915
The collection from the Chinese government for damages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (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
Jan 28, 2022
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
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.
This bill directs the Department of Revenue to develop and implement a plan to collect an amount from the Chinese government due to the economic, health, and other damages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to distribute the amount to Wisconsin residents. DOR must submit the plan to the Joint Committee on Finance for passive review.
The bill requires that DOR seek to collect an amount equal to the total damages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the United States multiplied by the ratio of Wisconsin's gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2021 to U.S. gross domestic product during that same quarter. In determining the amount of total damages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, DOR is directed to utilize methods and considerations similar to those utilized to estimate the economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic in a 2020 Viewpoint article posted on the Internet site of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. The bill specifies that DOR may only seek to collect the amount from the Chinese government and may not take, or attempt to take, collection activity against any individual Chinese citizen or national.
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The bill also requires that DOR annually distribute, on a pro rata basis, the amount collected in the prior year to individuals who, during the entire year, were Wisconsin residents and U.S. citizens and who were required to file, and did file, a state income tax return for that year, to their spouses if filing a joint return, and to their dependents.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (4)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 28, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Jan 28, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 28, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Behnke, August and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senator Roth
- Jan 28, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Feb 9, 2022 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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