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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 263

A tax credit for volunteer emergency responders. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 31, 2021

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. See every bill that never got a hearing 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 creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and emergency medical services practitioners (responders). The credit is equal to $100. An individual is eligible to claim the credit if the individual is in good standing with the department for which he or she serves and has served as a responder for at least five years. An individual who has served as a responder in more than one department may combine the time served in those departments when determining whether the five-year threshold is met. Because the credit is nonrefundable, it may be claimed only up to the amount of a taxpayer's tax liability.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.

23 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 25 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (23)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 19, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Apr 2, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Mar 31, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue.

  5. Mar 31, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 31, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Petryk, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Dallman, Dittrich, Gundrum, Krug, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Oldenburg, Plumer, Schraa, Snodgrass, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wittke and Ramthun

  2. Mar 31, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue

  3. Apr 2, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 19, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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