Senate Bill 571
The repeal of obsolete tax credits
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 7, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 24, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 25, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 20, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 127
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 7, 2022: “Published 2-5-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill repeals the following tax credits that taxpayers may no longer claim because of sunset provisions related to each of these credits:
1. The farmland tax relief credit and the corresponding appropriations.
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2. The provisions of the earned income tax credit that pertain to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011.
3. The community development finance authority individual income credit.
4. The airport development zones credit.
5. The relocated business credit.
6. The personal exemption credit for natural persons.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
19 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (19)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 20, 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 Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 7, 2022
The new law was published.
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Feb 7, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 127.
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Feb 1, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Dec 7, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 25, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 25, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 20, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 20, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue.
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Sep 24, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 24, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga, Ringhand, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Macco, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Wittke, Zimmerman, Spiros, Duchow, Edming, Wichgers and Knodl
- Sep 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue
- Oct 14, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Representative Ramthun added as a cosponsor
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 22, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-25-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 25, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 25, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 25, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 25, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 25, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 28, 2022 · Senate
LRB correction
- Jan 28, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 1, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-1-2022 by directive of the Majority Leader
- Feb 7, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 127
- Feb 7, 2022 · Senate
Published 2-5-2022
Terms on this page
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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote