Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 13 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 490 — Relating to: changes to the local levy limit calculation for a political subdivision that transfers responsibility to provide a governmental service to another governmental unit. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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What changed in the latest version

22 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Assembly Bill 490 has changed by removing a provision that allowed local governments to adjust their levy limits when they either transferred responsibility for a service to another government or took on a new service. This matters because, without this provision, local governments may have less flexibility in adjusting their budgets according to service changes, which could impact funding for local services. Overall, this amendment simplifies the levy limit calculation and aims to provide clearer guidance to local governments on how to manage their finances.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBs0136/1 MES:cdc&amn ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 490 December 11, 2019 - Offered by Representative B ROOKS .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1470/1 MES:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 490 October 1, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives B ROOKS, HESSELBEIN, KATSMA , G UNDRUM , A LLEN, ANDERSON , BALLWEG , DITTRICH, DUCHOW , K NODL, KRUG , K UGLITSCH, KULP, LOUDENBECK , OHNSTAD , ETERSEN , RODRIGUEZ, SANFELIPPO, S NYDER, SUBECK , TUSLER, ZIMMERMAN , MACCO and STEFFEN , cosponsored by Senators K OOYENGA , MILLER, PETROWSKI, WANGGAARD and D ARLING.
A N A CT to repeal 66.0602 (3) (a) and 66.0602 (3) (b) of the statutes;
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
A N A CT to repeal 66.0602 (3) (a) of the statutes;
changes to the local levy limit calculation for a political subdivision that transfers, or accepts, responsibility to provide a governmental service to another governmental unit.
changes to the local levy limit calculation for a political subdivision that transfers responsibility to provide a governmental service to another governmental unit.
Current law prohibits any political subdivision from increasing its levy by a percentage that exceeds its “valuation factor," which is defined as the greater of either 0 percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision's equalized value due to new construction, less improvements removed.
Current law prohibits any political subdivision from increasing its levy by a percentage that exceeds its “valuation factor," which is defined as the greater of either zero percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision's equalized value due to new construction, less improvements removed.
Conversely, if a political subdivision increases the services it provides by adding responsibility for providing a transferred service, the levy LRBs0136/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - MES:cdc&amn increase limit otherwise applicable in the current year is increased to reflect the cost of the service.
This bill repeals that provision.
This bill repeals both of these provisions.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SECTION 1.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1470/1 MES:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 490 SECTION 1 SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
66.0602 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 3.Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to a levy that is imposed in December 2020.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development

  3. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kooyenga

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 35

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 63, Noes 36

  10. Read a second time

  11. Senator Petrowski withdrawn as a cosponsor

  12. Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  13. Senator Miller withdrawn as a cosponsor

  14. Representatives Ohnstad and Subeck withdrawn as coauthors

  15. Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  17. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  18. Representative Anderson withdrawn as a coauthor

  19. Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  20. Executive action taken

  21. Representative Hesselbein withdrawn as a coauthor

  22. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

  23. Public hearing held

  24. Fiscal estimate received

  25. Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  26. Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Hesselbein, Katsma, Gundrum, Allen, Anderson, Ballweg, Dittrich, Duchow, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Ohnstad, Petersen, Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Snyder, Subeck, Tusler, Zimmerman, Macco and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Miller, Petrowski, Wanggaard and Darling

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24 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (24)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (108)

108 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 64 Yea · 35 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37000
Democrat 01400
Unaffiliated 272100
Total 643500
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRERA — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
CROWLEY — Nay
EDMING — Yea
FIELDS — Nay
GOYKE — Nay
GRUSZYNSKI — Yea
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KOLSTE — Nay
KUGLITSCH — Yea
KULP — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MYERS — Nay
NYGREN — Yea
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
OTT — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROHRKASTE — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SARGENT — Nay
SCHRAA — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
STUCK — Nay
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
ZAMARRIPA — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 490?
AB 490 is sponsored by Hesselbein, Dianne (Democrat), Katsma, Allen, Scott (Republican), Ballweg, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Kuglitsch, Kulp, Anderson, Clinton (Democrat), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Loudenbeck, Ohnstad, Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Sanfelippo, Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Macco, Steffen, David (Republican), and Dittrich, Barbara (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 490?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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