Relating to: eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE)
This bill would have modified Wisconsin's farmland preservation tax credit rules to exclude land used for non-accessory photovoltaic solar energy systems from eligibility. Specifically, it aimed to prevent landowners from receiving tax credits for acres occupied by solar installations that are not considered secondary uses of the property. The legislation sought to apply these changes to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023. Although the bill passed the legislature, it was vetoed by the Governor and did not become law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Assembly Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Oct 12, 2023
Vetoed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly Jan 25, 2024
How they voted
22–10
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 29, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)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 26, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 35
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4
lower
Dec 29, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Schutt
lower
Nov 27, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Schutt
lower
Oct 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Behnke, Bodden, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gustafson, Hurd, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Rettinger and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard
lower
22 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Nedweski
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Clint Moses
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Ellen Schutt
RRepublican
P
Gus Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
John Macco
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
Nik Rettinger
RRepublican
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Tom Michalski
RRepublican
P
Tony Kurtz
RRepublican
P
Ty Bodden
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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