Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 29 R cosponsors

AB 1022 — Relating to: the married persons credit. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 01, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 36 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Assembly Bill 1022 adjust the tax credit for married couples filing jointly. Previously, the maximum credit was $480, and now it has increased to $870. This change means that lower-earning spouses can receive a larger tax benefit, which could help improve family finances. It's significant for many households as it provides more support to those with unequal incomes.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-5624/1 JK:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 1022 January 29, 2024 - Introduced by RepresentativCHUTT, ATSMA, KRUG, ALLEN, A RMSTRONG, A UGUST, B EHNKE, B INSFEL, B ORN, B RANDTJEN, DITTRICH, D ONOVAN, E DMING, G OEBEN, GREEN , GUNDRUM , H URD, K URTZ, MACCO , M AGNAFICI, AXEY, MELOTIK, MOSE, MURPHY, MURSAU, NEDWESKI, 'CONNOR , O LDENBURG, PENTERMAN , PETRYK, PLUMER , RETTINGE, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA , S NYDER, SORTWELL , SPIRO, S TEFFEN, TRANEL, W ICHGERS, W ITTKE and S WEARINGEN, cosponsored by Senators B ALLWEG , STROEBEL, B RADLEY, C ABRAL-GUEVARA, FELZKOWSKI, FEYEN , AGLER , MARKLEIN, NASS, Q UINN, T ESTI, WANGGAARD and TOMCZYK .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 1022 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 71.07 (6) (am) 2.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 71.07 (6) (am) 2.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, married persons filing a joint income tax return may claim an income tax credit equal to 3 percent of the earned income for a taxable year of the spouse with the lower earned income, up to a maximum credit of $480.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in earned income, but not more than $480.
This bill increases the maximum credit amount to $870.
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
S ECTION 2.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
d.
e.
of the statutes is amended to read:
of the statutes is cre- S ECTION 1.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 2024, 3 percent of the earned income of the spouse with the lower earned income, but not more than $480.
of the statutes is ated to read:
SECTION 2.
amended to read:
71.07 (6) (am) 2.
71.07(6) (am) 2.
of the statutes is created to read:
For taxable years beginning after 71.07(6) (am) 2.
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5624/1 JK:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 1022 SECTION 2 71.07 (6) (am) 2.
d.
e.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, 3 percent of the earned income of December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 2024, 3 per- the spouse with the lower earned income, but not more cent of the earned income of the spouse with the lower than $870.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, 3 percent of the earned income of the spouse with the lower earned income, but not more than $870.
* Section 991.11ISCONSISTATUTES:
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Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Referred to committee on Rules

  4. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-1-2024

  5. Presented to the Governor on 2-27-2024

  6. Report correctly enrolled on 2-21-2024

  7. Received from Senate concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  10. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  21. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Read a second time

  25. Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Fiscal estimate received

  30. Public hearing held

  31. Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  32. Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Katsma, Krug, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Stroebel, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Wanggaard and Tomczyk

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42 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (42)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (90)

90 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 22 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 19000
Democrat 0800
Total 221000
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 62 Yea · 34 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45000
Democrat 02400
Unaffiliated 171000
Total 623400
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Nay
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 1022?
AB 1022 is sponsored by Schutt, Katsma, Krug, Scott (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), August, Tyler (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Binsfeld, Born, Mark (Republican), Brandtjen, Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Edming, Goeben, Joy (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Hurd, Karen (Republican), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Dave (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Oldenburg, Penterman, William (Republican), Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tranel, Travis (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), and Swearingen, Rob (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 1022?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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