Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 3, 2023
Signed Jun 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly May 17, 2023
How they voted
21–12
Passed
Total votes 33
Jun 14, 2023
D
Democratic10
50% Nay
R
Republican23
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
72
Key actions
17
Committee
10
Amendments
17
Jun 21, 2023
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 6-20-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 12
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 concurred in as amended, Ayes 68, Noes 26, Paired 2
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Snodgrass, Clancy, Vining, Bare, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Jacobson, Considine, Ratcliff, C. Anderson, Andraca, Joers, Haywood, Sinicki, Billings, J. Anderson, Ortiz-Velez, Baldeh, Ohnstad, Shelton, Drake, Palmeri, Conley, Cabrera, Hong, Emerson and Stubbs
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 21, Noes 12
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Taylor
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Carpenter, Taylor, Larson, Hesselbein, Roys and Smith
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Taylor and Wirch
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Pfaff, Smith, Taylor and Wirch
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Made a special order of business at 12:01 p.m. on 6-14-2023 by the committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 4, Noes 1
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 10, Noes 4
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
upper
May 24, 2023
Introduced
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2)
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 36, Paired 4
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kurtz
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Haywood, Billings, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Drake, Goyke, Joers, Palmeri and Stubbs
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Haywood, Subeck, Billings, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Hong, Joers, Madison, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Cabrera
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 4
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken by committee on Local Government
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Baldeh, Conley, C. Anderson and Ratcliff
lower
May 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to s. 13.52, Wisconsin Statutes
lower
May 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to joint survey committee on Retirement Systems pursuant to s. 13.50, Wisconsin Statutes
lower
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Rodriguez, Vos, August, Born, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wittke;
cosponsored by Senators Felzko
lower
49 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Dallman
RRepublican
P
Amanda Nedweski
RRepublican
P
Amy Binsfeld
RRepublican
P
Angie Sapik
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Bob Wittke
RRepublican
P
Calvin Callahan
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Cindi Duchow
RRepublican
P
Clint Moses
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
David Steffen
RRepublican
P
Donna Rozar
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
Gus Gustafson
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jessie Rodriguez
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
John Spiros
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
Kevin Petersen
RRepublican
P
Loren Oldenburg
RRepublican
P
Mark Born
RRepublican
P
Michael Schraa
RRepublican
P
Pat Snyder
RRepublican
P
Peter Schmidt
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Summerfield
RRepublican
P
Rob Swearingen
RRepublican
P
Robin Vos
RRepublican
P
Ron Tusler
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Shannon Zimmerman
RRepublican
P
Terry Katsma
RRepublican
P
Tom Michalski
RRepublican
P
Tony Kurtz
RRepublican
P
Treig Pronschinske
RRepublican
P
Tyler August
RRepublican
P
Warren Petryk
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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