Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: the married persons credit. (FE)
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Passes Senate, stopped here
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, married persons filing a joint income tax return may claim
an income tax credit equal to 3 percent of the earned income for a taxable year of the
spouse with the lower earned income, up to a maximum credit of $480. This bill
increases the maximum credit amount to $870.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Hurd (R) , Katsma (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Penterman (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schraa (R) , Schutt (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)
Votes
Assembly: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
Passed 11–4 Feb 8, 2024 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Aye · 62
- Adam Neylon (15)
- Alex Dallman (39)
- Amanda Nedweski (32)
- Amy Binsfeld (27)
- Angie Sapik (73)
- Barbara Dittrich (99)
- Bob Donovan (61)
- Bob Wittke (63)
- Calvin Callahan (35)
- Chanz Green (74)
- Chuck Wichgers (84)
- Cindi Duchow (97)
- Clint Moses (92)
- Dave Armstrong (67)
- Dave Maxey (83)
- Dave Murphy (56)
- David Steffen (4)
- Donna Rozar (69)
- Elijah Behnke (6)
- Ellen Schutt (31)
- Gus Gustafson (55)
- James Edming (87)
- Janel Brandtjen (22)
- Jeff Mursau (36)
- Jerry O'Connor (60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (21)
- Joel Kitchens (1)
- John Macco (88)
- John Spiros (86)
- Joy Goeben (5)
- Karen Hurd (69)
- Kevin Petersen (57)
- Loren Oldenburg (96)
- Mark Born (37)
- Michael Schraa (53)
- Nancy VanderMeer (70)
- Nik Rettinger (83)
- Pat Snyder (85)
- Paul Melotik (22)
- Paul Tittl (25)
- Peter Schmidt (6)
- Rick Gundrum (58)
- Rob Brooks (59)
- Rob Summerfield (68)
- Rob Swearingen (34)
- Robin Vos (33)
- Ron Tusler (3)
- Scott Allen (82)
- Scott Johnson (33)
- Scott Krug (72)
- Shae Sortwell (2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (30)
- Terry Katsma (26)
- Todd Novak (51)
- Tom Michalski (13)
- Tony Kurtz (41)
- Travis Tranel (49)
- Treig Pronschinske (29)
- Ty Bodden (59)
- Tyler August (31)
- Warren Petryk (93)
- Will Penterman (38)
Nay · 34
- Alex Joers (81)
- Christine Sinicki (20)
- Clint Anderson (45)
- Daniel Riemer (7)
- Darrin Madison (10)
- Dave Considine (81)
- Deb Andraca (23)
- Dora Drake (4)
- Evan Goyke (18)
- Francesca Hong (76)
- Greta Neubauer (66)
- Jenna Jacobson (50)
- Jill Billings (95)
- Jimmy Anderson (47)
- Jodi Emerson (91)
- Kalan Haywood (16)
- Katrina Shankland (71)
- Kristina Shelton (90)
- LaKeshia Myers (12)
- Lee Snodgrass (52)
- Lisa Subeck (79)
- Lori Palmeri (54)
- Melissa Ratcliff (16)
- Mike Bare (80)
- Robyn Vining (13)
- Ryan Clancy (19)
- Samba Baldeh (48)
- Shelia Stubbs (78)
- Steve Doyle (94)
- Sue Conley (44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (8)
- Tip McGuire (64)
- Tod Ohnstad (65)
Not voting · 3
- Gae Magnafici (28)
- Jon Plumer (42)
- Marisabel Cabrera (9)
Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
Passed 3–2 Feb 19, 2024 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Aye · 22
- André Jacque (1)
- Chris Kapenga (33)
- Cory Tomczyk (29)
- Dan Feyen (20)
- Dan Knodl (24)
- Devin LeMahieu (9)
- Duey Stroebel (20)
- Eric Wimberger (2)
- Howard Marklein (17)
- Jesse James (23)
- Joan Ballweg (14)
- John Jagler (13)
- Julian Bradley (28)
- Mary Felzkowski (12)
- Patrick Testin (24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (19)
- Rob Cowles (2)
- Rob Hutton (5)
- Rob Stafsholt (10)
- Romaine Quinn (25)
- Steve Nass (11)
- Van Wanggaard (21)
Nay · 10
- Bob Wirch (22)
- Brad Pfaff (32)
- Chris Larson (7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (27)
- Jeff Smith (31)
- Kelda Roys (26)
- LaTonya Johnson (6)
- Mark Spreitzer (15)
- Melissa Agard (16)
- Tim Carpenter (3)
Full history
- Jan 29, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Katsma, Krug, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Stroebel, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Wanggaard and Tomczyk
- Jan 29, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance
- Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 8, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Feb 8, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 8, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 34
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Brooks added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 14, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 14, 2024 · Senate
Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 21, 2024 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-21-2024
- Feb 27, 2024 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-27-2024
- Mar 1, 2024 · Assembly
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-1-2024
- Mar 13, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 14, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82