Relating to: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; increasing the income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents; modifying the certification requirement for a qualified opportunity fund; prohibiting certain lottery games; and extending the capital gains exclusion to family members who inherit certain farms organized as a partnership or limited liability company. (FE)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Nov 7, 2023
Signed Mar 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
30–2
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
7
Mar 22, 2024
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 146
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 27, Noes 5
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 97, Noes 0
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Katsma
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
upper
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Pfaff and Tomczyk;
cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Born, Dallman, Edming, Kurtz, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Schutt, Steffen, Wichgers and Jacobson
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Pfaff
DDemocratic
P
Cory Tomczyk
RRepublican
P
Howard Marklein
RRepublican
P
Joan Ballweg
RRepublican
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