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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 308

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for data center equipment or software. (FE)

Data processing Economic development corporation wisconsin Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Lemon law Sales tax — Exemption

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for equipment or software used

at a qualified data center, as certified by the Wisconsin Economic Development

Corporation, for the processing, storage, retrieval, or communication of data.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Wanggaard (R)

14 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Petryk (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rettinger (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Full history

  1. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Quinn, Wanggaard, Bradley, Cowles, Feyen and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Wittke, Allen, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Green, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Petryk, Pronschinske and Rettinger

  2. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue

  3. Jun 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor

  4. Jun 12, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jun 12, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jun 21, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Macco added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 17, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1