Assembly Bill 399
A sales and use tax exemption for various items used in the care of babies. (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
Sep 6, 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
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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
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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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.
This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the following: 1) baby cribs, baby playpens, and baby play yards; 2) baby safety gates; 3) baby monitors; 4) child safety cabinet locks and latches; 5) electrical outlet safety covers; 6) baby strollers;
7) bicycle child carrier seats and trailers; 8) child safety restraint systems designed for transporting young children in a motor vehicle; 9) baby exercisers, jumpers, bouncer seats, and swings; 10) breast pumps, baby bottles and nipples, baby bottle sterilizers, pacifiers, and teethers; 11) children's diapers, reusable diaper covers, and baby wipes; and 12) baby changing tables and changing pads.
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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
21 representatives are its . 16 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
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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Sep 8, 2023 to Nov 22, 2023
6 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 8, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 6, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Sep 6, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steffen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Callahan, Clancy, Donovan, Edming, Hurd, Green, Gustafson, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Sinicki, Subeck, Wichgers and Joers; cosponsored by Senators James and Ballweg
- Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Sep 15, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- Sep 18, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Mursau added as a coauthor
- Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Madison added as a coauthor
- Nov 22, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Haywood 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