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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 125

Creating an individual income tax subtraction for tuition paid for apprenticeship programs. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Dec 6, 2021. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 18, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 19 to 13

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 60 to 35

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Dec 6, 2021.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes 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 allows an individual, when calculating income for state income tax purposes, to subtract the tuition expenses paid by the individual for the individual or the individual's dependent to participate in an apprenticeship program that is approved by the Department of Workforce Development. The deduction first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.

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

11 senators are its ⁠. 9 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

29 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 40 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (29)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Apr 8, 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 Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 4 · Oct 19, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 19 to 13 · Oct 25, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

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

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 60 to 35 · Oct 26, 2021 · 4 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (60)

Didn't vote (4)

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

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Dec 6, 2021

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Dec 2, 2021

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Oct 26, 2021

    The Assembly passed it too, 60 to 35.

  5. Oct 25, 2021

    “Read first time and referred to calendar of 10-27-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)” (the official wording)

  6. Oct 25, 2021

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Oct 25, 2021

    The Senate passed it, 19 to 13.

  8. Oct 25, 2021

    “Senators Carpenter and L. Taylor withdrawn as coauthors” (the official wording)

  9. Oct 19, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.

  10. Oct 13, 2021

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  11. May 26, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Apr 8, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  13. Mar 24, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Mar 9, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Feb 18, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development.

  16. Feb 18, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 18, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Testin, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Ballweg, Bernier, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Callahan, Sinicki, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Jagler, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Macco, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Sortwell, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wichgers and Skowronski

  2. Feb 18, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic and Workforce Development

  3. Mar 9, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. May 26, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Drake added as a cosponsor

  9. Sep 17, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a cosponsor

  10. Sep 21, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Edming withdrawn as a cosponsor

  11. Oct 13, 2021 · Senate

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

  12. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  14. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Oct 22, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Senators Carpenter and L. Taylor withdrawn as coauthors

  17. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  20. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  21. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to calendar of 10-27-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  24. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 10-27-2021 and take up

  25. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 35

  29. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Drake withdrawn as a cosponsor

  30. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Oct 27, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  32. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    LRB correction

  33. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Dec 2, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021

  35. Dec 6, 2021 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-3-2021

  36. May 17, 2022 · Senate

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

  37. May 17, 2022 · Senate

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

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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