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AB 245

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Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill modifies shared revenue programs, addresses the retirement systems

of the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County, eliminates the personal property

tax, and contains various other provisions described in further detail below.

Shared revenue

Under current law, each county and municipality annually receives county and

municipal aid payments. With certain exceptions, each county and municipality

receives a county and municipal aid payment equal to the amount of the payment the

county or municipality received in 2012. In addition, under current law, a

municipality is eligible to receive an annual expenditure restraint payment if its

property tax levy is greater than five mills and if the annual increase in its municipal

budget is less than the sum of factors based on inflation and the increased value of

property in the municipality as a result of new construction. Generally, the amount

appropriated for the expenditure restraint program has not changed since 2003. In

addition, current law provides state aid payments to counties and municipalities to

compensate for certain property tax exemptions and for public utilities located in the

county or municipality. Finally, current law provides state aid payments to

municipalities that provide municipal services to state facilities.

The bill creates a trust fund designated as the local government fund. In 2024,

counties and municipalities will receive a county and municipal aid payment equal

to the amount of the payment received by the county or municipality in 2012. In

subsequent years, a county or municipality will receive a county and municipal aid

payment equal to the amount credited to the county and municipal aid account of the

local government fund multiplied by the proportion of the total of county and

municipal aid payments that the county or municipality received in 2024.

Also, beginning in 2024, the bill provides supplemental aid to counties and to

cities, villages, and towns. The bill specifies separate formulas for distributing this

supplemental county and municipal aid in 2024 for each of the following groups: 1)

counties; 2) municipalities with less than 5,000 in population; 3) municipalities with

between 5,000 and 30,000 in population; and 4) municipalities with over 30,000 in

population. Under the bill, each municipality receives a supplemental county and

municipal aid payment equal to at least 10 percent of municipality's county and

municipal aid payment. In subsequent years, a county or municipality will receive

a supplemental county and municipal aid payment equal to the amount credited to

the supplemental county and municipal aid account of the local government fund

multiplied by the proportion of the total of supplemental county and municipal aid

payments that the county or municipality received in 2024. The supplemental

county and municipal aid may be used only for law enforcement, fire protection,

emergency medical services, emergency response communications, public works,

and transportation.

Under the bill, grants received from the state or from the federal government

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Born (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Katsma (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , Michalski (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Penterman (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schraa (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tusler (R) , Vos (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

4 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Felzkowski (R) , James (R) , Quinn (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 May 15, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

Passed 57–34 May 17, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

Passed 57–34 May 17, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 56–36 May 17, 2023 official source full page

Aye · 56

Not voting · 2

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Local Government, Ayes 34, Noes 57

Failed 34–57 May 17, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 10, Noes 4

Passed 10–4 Jun 13, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 13, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Made a special order of business at 12:01 p.m. on 6-14-2023 by the committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jun 13, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 34

Passed 60–34 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4

Passed 29–4 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12

Passed 21–12 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11

Passed 22–11 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11

Passed 22–11 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11

Passed 22–11 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 21–12 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

Full history

  1. May 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Rodriguez, Vos, August, Born, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Cabral-Guevara, James and Quinn

  2. May 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. May 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 5, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. May 5, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. May 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to joint survey committee on Retirement Systems pursuant to s. 13.50, Wisconsin Statutes

  7. May 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to s. 13.52, Wisconsin Statutes

  8. May 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Baldeh, Conley, C. Anderson and Ratcliff

  9. May 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by committee on Local Government

  10. May 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. May 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Retirement Systems

  13. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems received

  14. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  15. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  16. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  17. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 5-17-2023 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  18. May 16, 2023 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  19. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Local Government, Ayes 34, Noes 57

  21. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Haywood, Subeck, Billings, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Hong, Joers, Madison, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Cabrera

  22. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

  23. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Haywood, Billings, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Drake, Goyke, Joers, Palmeri and Stubbs

  24. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

  25. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kurtz

  26. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  27. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 36, Paired 4

  30. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. May 18, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  32. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2)

  33. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    LRB correction

  34. May 31, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  35. May 31, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  36. Jun 12, 2023 · Senate

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-3255

  37. Jun 12, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  38. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  39. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Report concurrence, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 10, Noes 4

  40. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  41. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  42. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Made a special order of business at 12:01 p.m. on 6-14-2023 by the committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  43. Jun 13, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  44. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu

  45. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Pfaff, Smith, Taylor and Wirch

  46. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Taylor and Wirch

  47. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Carpenter, Taylor, Larson, Hesselbein, Roys and Smith

  48. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  49. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Taylor

  50. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  51. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  52. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  53. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  54. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  55. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  56. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  57. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  58. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  59. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  60. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Snodgrass, Clancy, Vining, Bare, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Jacobson, Considine, Ratcliff, C. Anderson, Andraca, Joers, Haywood, Sinicki, Billings, J. Anderson, Ortiz-Velez, Baldeh, Ohnstad, Shelton, Drake, Palmeri, Conley, Cabrera, Hong, Emerson and Stubbs

  61. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 34

  62. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz

  63. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  64. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in as amended, Ayes 68, Noes 26, Paired 2

  65. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  66. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  67. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Taken off the Assembly message, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1b)

  68. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4

  69. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  70. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  71. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  72. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-15-2023

  73. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-15-2023 by directive of the Speaker

  74. Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-20-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 12

  75. Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Published 6-21-2023

  76. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received