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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 2

Eliminating the personal property tax. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 6, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2018, machinery, tools, and patterns, not including those items used in manufacturing, are exempt from the personal property tax. However, beginning in 2019, the state pays each taxing jurisdiction an amount equal to the property taxes levied on those items of personal property for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2017.

Under the bill, beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2023, no items of personal property will be subject to the property tax.

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The bill also makes a number of technical changes related to the repeal of the personal property tax, such as providing a process whereby manufacturing establishments located in this state that do not own real property in this state may continue to claim the manufacturing income tax credit.

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

46 representatives are its ⁠. All 46 are Republicans.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (46)

Signed on in support (15)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 3 · Jun 15, 2023

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 3 · Jun 15, 2023

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 15, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jun 15, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 3.

  4. Jun 8, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. May 4, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Feb 16, 2023

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  7. Feb 16, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Feb 6, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  9. Feb 6, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Armstrong, Moses, Allen, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Sapik, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Summerfield, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Swearingen, Binsfeld and Michalski; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Testin, Jacque, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hutton, James, LeMahieu, Nass, Quinn, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger

  2. Feb 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Feb 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Stafsholt added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Macco and Knodl

  6. May 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Macco and Knodl

  7. May 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jun 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  9. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Macco

  10. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  12. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  13. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-21-2023 by Committee on Rules

  15. Apr 15, 2024 · 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.

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

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

Committee

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary