Assembly Bill 480
Eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 29, 2024. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 12, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2024
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 22 to 10
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Mar 29, 2024.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 15, 2024: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill disallows a person from claiming the farmland preservation tax credit for any part of the claimant's qualifying acres on which a photovoltaic solar energy system that is not an integral part of or incidental to an agricultural use. Under current law, a person may claim an individual income or corporate income and franchise tax credit for the person's land engaged in an agricultural use, if the land is covered by a farmland preservation agreement or located in a farmland preservation zoning district, or both.
Who's behind it
22 representatives are its . All 22 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (22)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Ellen Schutt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 6 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 4 · Jan 18, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 4 · Jan 18, 2024
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 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 64 to 35 · Jan 25, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (64)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Amy Binsfeld (R, 27)
- Angie Sapik (R, 73)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Ellen Schutt (R, 31)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nik Rettinger (R, 83)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Schmidt (R, 6)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Johnson (R, 33)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tom Michalski (R, 13)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Ty Bodden (R, 59)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (35)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 4 · Feb 7, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 9, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 22 to 10 · Feb 13, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (22)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (10)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 15, 2024
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Mar 29, 2024
The governor vetoed it.
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Mar 26, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 13, 2024
The Senate passed it too, 22 to 10.
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Feb 9, 2024
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Feb 7, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.
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Feb 5, 2024
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 26, 2024
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Senate received it.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Assembly passed it, 64 to 35.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 18, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 18, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Nov 29, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 13, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 12, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Oct 12, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Behnke, Bodden, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gustafson, Hurd, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Rettinger and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Oct 13, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 13, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 27, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Schutt
- Nov 29, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 29, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Schutt
- Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:20 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 35
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 26, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 26, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 5, 2024 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 9, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 9, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-15-2024
- Mar 26, 2024 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024
- Mar 29, 2024 · Assembly
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
- 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
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote