2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB616: 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)
Legislative Summary
An Act to repeal 565.32 (3) (a) 2. c.; to renumber and amend 71.05 (6) (b) 25.; to amend 71.05 (25m) (c), 71.26 (3) (vm) 2., 71.34 (1k) (p) 2., 71.45 (2) (a) 21. b., 71.64 (6) (b), 71.775 (3) (a) 2. and 565.30 (3) (a) 1.; and to create 71.05 (6) (b) 25. a. and b., 77.54 (71) and 565.30 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes; 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 History
11/7/2023
Introduced
Senate
11/7/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue
Senate
11/20/2023
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
1/17/2024
Public hearing held
Senate
1/25/2024
Executive action taken
Senate
1/25/2024
Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 1
Senate
1/25/2024
Available for scheduling
Senate
1/29/2024
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
Senate
2/5/2024
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Senate
2/7/2024
Executive action taken
Senate
2/7/2024
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
Senate
2/7/2024
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
Senate
2/7/2024
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
Senate
2/7/2024
Available for scheduling
Senate
2/8/2024
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received
Senate
2/9/2024
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
2/13/2024
Read a second time
Senate
2/13/2024
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
Senate
2/13/2024
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
2/13/2024
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Senate
2/13/2024
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2
Senate
2/13/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
2/13/2024
Received from Senate
State Assembly
2/13/2024
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/13/2024
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/15/2024
Representative Jacobson withdrawn as a cosponsor
State Assembly
2/20/2024
Made a special order of business at 11:24 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Read a second time
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Katsma
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Rules suspended
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 97, Noes 0
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
2/22/2024
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Senate
3/11/2024
Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
3/12/2024
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 27, Noes 5
Senate
3/12/2024
Action ordered immediately messaged
Senate
3/14/2024
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
Senate
3/14/2024
LRB correction
Senate
3/14/2024
Report correctly enrolled
Senate
3/15/2024
Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2024 by directive of the Majority Leader
Senate
3/22/2024
Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 146
Senate
3/22/2024
Published 3-22-2024
Senate
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
2/22/2024Not Adopted
Senate Amendment 1
Senate Amendment 1
2/7/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
3/12/2024
27
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended
2/22/2024
97
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read a third time and passed
2/13/2024
30
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/22/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Howard Marklein
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
Joan Ballweg
Republican
Brad Pfaff
Democrat
Cory Tomczyk
Republican
Terry Katsma
Republican
Mark Born
Republican
Alex Dallman
Republican
James Edming
Republican
Tony Kurtz
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Amanda Nedweski
Republican
Todd Novak
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Jon Plumer
Republican
Ellen Schutt
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Jenna Jacobson
Democrat