Assembly Bill 343
Designating an unborn child as a dependent for income tax purposes and increasing the income tax exemption for a dependent. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 30, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, for purposes of claiming an income tax exemption, subtraction, or credit, the term “dependent” includes an unborn child, and an unborn child is considered a dependent beginning in the taxable year in which a person who is qualified to perform an ultrasound detects a fetal heartbeat in the unborn child. The bill also increases the individual income tax exemption for a taxpayer's dependent from $700 to $1,000. Under the bill, no individual may claim the exemption for an unborn child unless the individual submits with his or her tax return an attestation from a person qualified to perform an ultrasound that the person has detected a fetal heartbeat. In addition, no individual may claim the exemption for a pregnancy that ends in an abortion.
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
26 representatives are its . All 26 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (26)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 19, 2023 to Oct 27, 2023
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jul 7, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 30, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jun 30, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 30, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Rozar, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Bradley, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Nass, Testin and Tomczyk
- Jun 30, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jul 7, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 19, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Knodl added as a cosponsor
- Oct 27, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Duchow added as a coauthor
- 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.
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. 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
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