Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 907 — Relating to: allowing the Town of Gibraltar in Door County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

33 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 907 allows the Town of Gibraltar to create a tax incremental district (TID) like cities and villages, but with new conditions. Specifically, the TID must terminate by September 30, 2032, and the developer must provide a letter of credit ensuring that the project’s costs are covered. This change is important because it introduces safeguards to protect the town's financial interests while still facilitating economic development opportunities.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBa1438/1 JK:cdc SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 907 March 1, 2022 - Offered by SenatorACQUE.
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-5795/1 JK:amn SENATE BILL 907 February 1, 2022 - Introduced by SenatorsACQUE and COWLES , cosponsored by Representatives K ITCHENS, ALLEN, D UCHOW , LOUDENBECK , M ACCO and SPREITZER.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
1.
A N A CT to amend 60.23 (32) (b) 1.
Page 2, line 4:
of the statutes;
after that line insert:
relating to:
“SECTION 1m.
allowing the Town of Gibraltar in Door County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village.
60.23 (32) (b) 6.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill allows the Town of Gibraltar in Door County to create a tax incremental district (TID) in the same manner as a city or village.
of the statutes is created to read:
Current law provides that a town may create a TID in the same manner as a city or village if the equalized value of all taxable property in the town is at least $500 million and the town's population is at least 3,500.
60.23 (32) (b) 6.
Current law, however, allows the Town of Brookfield in Waukesha County, the Town of Somers in Kenosha County, the Town of Freedom in Outagamie County, and the Town of Cable in Bayfield County to create a TID in the same manner as a city or village without having to satisfy the value and population requirements.
The town of Gibraltor may create a tax incremental district under subd.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
2.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
only if all of the following conditions apply:
S ECTION1.
a.
60.23 (32) (b) 1.
The district terminates no later than September 30, 2032.
of the statutes is amended to read:
b.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5795/1 JK:amn SENATE BILL 907 SECTION 1 60.23 (32) (b) 1.
The developer's agreement includes a letter of credit that guarantees repayment of the debt service on the project costs.”.
In this paragraph, “town" means the town of Brookfield in Waukesha County, the town of Somers in Kenosha County, the town of Freedom in Outagamie County, or the town of Cable in Bayfield County, or the town of Gibraltar in Door County.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  7. Public hearing held

  8. Fiscal estimate received

  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  10. Introduced by Senators Jacque and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Allen, Duchow, Loudenbeck, Macco and Spreitzer

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

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Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 907?
SB 907 is sponsored by Cowles and Jacque, André (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 907?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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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