Relating to: increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction. (FE)
This Wisconsin bill expands the state tax deduction for retirement income, allowing more people to exclude certain pension and savings withdrawals from their taxable income. It specifically increases the annual deduction limit and adds new categories of eligible payments, including those from the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public Health Service. The legislation also clarifies the definition of disability for individuals under 65 who receive disability payments from non-retirement plans. Although the bill passed the legislature, the Governor vetoed it, and the state legislature did not override that veto, meaning the proposed changes did not become law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Vetoed Mar 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
23–9
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic9
88% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-1-2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 9
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wirch, Pfaff, Carpenter, Larson, Hesselbein and Smith
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 32
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Kitchens, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Katsma, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Swearingen;
cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Wimberger, Ballweg, Bradley, Jagler, Felzkowsk
lower
44 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Nedweski
RRepublican
P
Amy Binsfeld
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Bob Wittke
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Clint Moses
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
David Steffen
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Ellen Schutt
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
John Macco
RRepublican
P
John Spiros
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
LaKeshia Myers
DDemocratic
P
Loren Oldenburg
RRepublican
P
Mark Born
RRepublican
P
Michael Schraa
RRepublican
P
Nik Rettinger
RRepublican
P
Pat Snyder
RRepublican
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Peter Schmidt
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Swearingen
RRepublican
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Terry Katsma
RRepublican
P
Tony Kurtz
RRepublican
P
Travis Tranel
RRepublican
P
Tyler August
RRepublican
P
Warren Petryk
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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