Wisconsin House Bill 245

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 53-0)
Status: Passed on June 21 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-14 - Fiscal estimate received
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 49.45 (51), 59.605 (3) (c), 60.85 (1) (f), 66.0602 (3) (a) and (b), 66.1105 (2) (d), 70.043, 70.11 (42), 70.47 (15), 70.53 (1) (a), 71.07 (5n) (a) 5. d., 71.28 (5n) (a) 5. d., 76.07 (4g) (a) 11. and 12., 76.69, 79.01 (1), 79.01 (2d), 79.02 (3) (e) and 79.036 (2); to renumber 66.0608 (title); to renumber and amend 23.0917 (5t), 62.13 (2m) (title), 62.13 (2m) (a), 62.13 (2m) (b), 66.0608 (2), 66.0608 (3), 66.0608 (4), 77.51 (12t), 77.70 and 79.02 (3) (a); to amend 8.06, 26.03 (1m) (b) (intro.), 33.01 (9) (a), 33.01 (9) (am) 1. and 2., 33.01 (9) (ar) 1., 33.01 (9) (b) 1., 59.52 (25), 59.875 (2) (a), 60.34 (1) (a), 60.85 (1) (h) 1. c., 60.85 (1) (o), 61.26 (2), 61.26 (3), 62.09 (9) (a), 62.09 (9) (e), 62.13 (1), 62.13 (2) (b), 62.50 (1h), 62.50 (1m), 62.50 (3) (a), 62.50 (3) (am), 62.623 (1), 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 66.0435 (3) (g), 66.0435 (9), 66.0602 (1) (am), 66.0607 (1), 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. c., 66.1105 (2) (f) 2. e., 66.1105 (2) (i) 2., 66.1106 (1) (k), 70.02, 70.04 (1r), 70.05 (5) (a) 1., 70.10, 70.119 (3) (c), 70.13 (1), 70.13 (2), 70.13 (3), 70.13 (7), 70.15 (2), 70.17 (1), 70.174, 70.18 (1), 70.18 (2), 70.19, 70.20, 70.21 (1), 70.21 (1m) (intro.), 70.21 (2), 70.22 (1), 70.22 (2) (a), 70.27 (1), 70.27 (3) (a), 70.27 (4), 70.27 (5), 70.27 (7) (b), 70.29, 70.30 (intro.), 70.34, 70.345, 70.35 (1), 70.35 (2), 70.35 (3), 70.35 (4), 70.35 (5), 70.36 (1), 70.36 (2), 70.43 (2), 70.44 (1), 70.47 (7) (aa), 70.49 (2), 70.50, 70.52, 70.65 (2) (a) 2., 70.65 (2) (b) (intro.), 70.68 (1), 70.73 (1) (b), 70.73 (1) (c), 70.73 (1) (d), 70.84, 70.855 (1) (intro.), 70.855 (1) (a), 70.855 (1) (b), 70.995 (1) (a), 70.995 (4), 70.995 (5), 70.995 (7) (b), 70.995 (8) (b) 1., 70.995 (12) (a), 71.07 (5n) (a) 5. a., 71.07 (5n) (a) 9. (intro.), 71.07 (5n) (a) 9. a., 71.07 (5n) (d) 2., 71.07 (6e) (a) 5., 71.07 (9) (a) 3., 71.17 (2), 71.28 (5n) (a) 5. a., 71.28 (5n) (a) 9. (intro.), 71.28 (5n) (a) 9. a., 71.28 (5n) (d) 2., 71.52 (7), 73.01 (5) (a), 76.02 (1), 76.03 (1), 76.07 (2), 76.07 (4g) (a) 10., 76.07 (4g) (a) 13., 76.125 (1), 76.24 (2) (a), 76.31, 76.82, chapter 77 (title), 77.04 (1), 77.54 (20n) (d) 2., 77.54 (20n) (d) 3., 77.54 (57d) (b) 1., subchapter V (title) of chapter 77 [precedes 77.70], 77.71, 77.73 (2), (2m) and (3), 77.75, 77.76 (1), 77.76 (2), 77.76 (3), 77.76 (4), 77.77 (1) (a), 77.77 (1) (b), 77.77 (3), 77.78, 77.84 (1), 78.55 (1), 79.015, 79.02 (2) (b), 79.035 (title), 79.035 (4) (c) 2., 79.035 (4) (d) 2., 79.035 (4) (e) 2., 79.035 (4) (f) 2., 79.035 (4) (g), 79.035 (4) (h), 79.035 (4) (i), 79.035 (5), 79.035 (6), 79.035 (8), 79.05 (2) (c), 79.05 (3) (d), 119.04 (1), 174.065 (3), 256.15 (4m) (d), 256.15 (8) (b) 3., 815.18 (3) (intro.) and 978.05 (6) (a); to repeal and recreate 62.50 (3) (title), 79.035 (5) and 79.036 (1) (intro.); to create 13.94 (1) (w), 13.94 (1) (x), 13.94 (1) (y), 13.94 (1s) (c) 1m., 13.94 (1s) (c) 1s., 23.0917 (5t) (b), 25.17 (1) (jf), 25.491, 59.875 (2) (c), 59.875 (4), 59.90, 60.85 (5) (j), 62.623 (3), 62.625, 62.90, 66.0144, 66.0145, 66.0441, 66.0608 (title), 66.0608 (1) (fm), 66.0608 (2m), 66.1105 (5) (j), 66.1106 (4) (e), 70.015, 70.111 (28), 70.17 (3), 70.995 (5n), 71.07 (5n) (a) 9. c., 71.28 (5n) (a) 9. c., 73.03 (77), 76.025 (5), 76.074, 77.51 (12t) (a) to (c), 77.70 (2), 77.701, 77.76 (3r), 79.036, 79.037, 79.038, 79.039, 79.0965, 101.02 (7y), 115.385 (1) (e), 115.385 (1g) (g), 118.124, 252.03 (2j), 256.15 (1) (ij), 256.15 (4) (a) 4., 256.15 (8) (bm), 256.15 (8) (fm), 256.15 (10m), 256.35 (3s) (bm) 5. and 706.05 (2m) (b) 3. of the statutes; and to affect Laws of 1937, chapter 201, section 1 (4), Laws of 1937, chapter 201, section 14A, Laws of 1937, chapter 201, section 21, Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 1 (3) (b), Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 1 (4) (e) 2m., Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 15 (1) and Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 16A; 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)

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)

Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]	Rep. Jessie Rodriguez [R]	Rep. Robin Vos [R]	Rep. Tyler August [R]
Rep. Mark Born [R]	Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Amy Binsfeld [R]
Rep. Calvin Callahan [R]	Rep. Alex Dallman [R]	Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Bob Donovan [R]
Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]	Rep. James Edming [R]	Rep. Chanz Green [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]
Rep. Nate Gustafson [R]	Rep. Karen Hurd [R]	Rep. Terry Katsma [R]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]
Sen. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Scott Krug [R]	Rep. Gae Magnafici [R]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]
Rep. Tom Michalski [R]	Rep. Clint Moses [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]
Rep. Amanda Nedweski [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Loren Oldenburg [R]	Rep. William Penterman [R]
Rep. Kevin Petersen [R]	Rep. Warren Petryk [R]	Rep. Jon Plumer [R]	Rep. Treig Pronschinske [R]
Rep. Donna Rozar [R]	Rep. Angie Sapik [R]	Rep. Peter Schmidt [R]	Rep. Michael Schraa [R]
Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. Shae Sortwell [R]	Rep. John Spiros [R]	Rep. David Steffen [R]
Rep. Rob Summerfield [R]	Rep. Rob Swearingen [R]	Rep. Ron Tusler [R]	Rep. Shannon Zimmerman [R]
Rep. Robert Wittke [R]	Sen. Mary Felzkowski [R]	Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]	Sen. Jesse James [R]
Sen. Romaine Quinn [R]

2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 concurred in (Y: 29 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - House - Assembly: Senate Amendment 1 concurred in as amended (Y: 68 N: 26 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - House - Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 laid on table (Y: 60 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in as amended (Y: 21 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 1 adopted (Y: 21 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected (Y: 22 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected (Y: 22 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected (Y: 22 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 56 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - House - Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table (Y: 57 N: 34 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - House - Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table (Y: 57 N: 34 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - House - Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Local Government (Y: 34 N: 57 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-14	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-06-21	House	Published 6-21-2023
2023-06-21	House	Report approved by the Governor on 6-20-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 12
2023-06-15	House	Presented to the Governor on 6-15-2023 by directive of the Speaker
2023-06-15	House	Report correctly enrolled on 6-15-2023
2023-06-15	House	LRB correction
2023-06-14	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2023-06-14	Senate	Action ordered immediately messaged
2023-06-14	Senate	Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4
2023-06-14	Senate	Taken off the Assembly message, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1b)
2023-06-14	Senate	Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted
2023-06-14	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2023-06-14	House	Senate Amendment 1 concurred in as amended, Ayes 68, Noes 26, Paired 2
2023-06-14	House	Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted
2023-06-14	House	Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz
2023-06-14	House	Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 34
2023-06-14	House	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
2023-06-14	House	Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
2023-06-14	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2023-06-14	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 21, Noes 12
2023-06-14	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2023-06-14	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 22, Noes 11
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Taylor
2023-06-14	Senate	Read a second time
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Carpenter, Taylor, Larson, Hesselbein, Roys and Smith
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Taylor and Wirch
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Pfaff, Smith, Taylor and Wirch
2023-06-14	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu
2023-06-13	Senate	Placed on calendar 6-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2023-06-13	Senate	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
2023-06-13	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
2023-06-13	Senate	Available for scheduling
2023-06-13	Senate	Report concurrence, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 10, Noes 4
2023-06-13	Senate	Executive action taken
2023-06-12	Senate	Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
2023-06-12	Senate	Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-3255
2023-05-31	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-05-31	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-05-24	Senate	LRB correction
2023-05-24	Senate	LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2)
2023-05-18	Senate	Received from Assembly
2023-05-17	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2023-05-17	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 36, Paired 4
2023-05-17	House	Rules suspended
2023-05-17	House	Ordered to a third reading
2023-05-17	House	Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
2023-05-17	House	Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kurtz
2023-05-17	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34
2023-05-17	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Haywood, Billings, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Drake, Goyke, Joers, Palmeri and Stubbs
2023-05-17	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34
2023-05-17	House	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
2023-05-17	House	Refused to refer to committee on Local Government, Ayes 34, Noes 57
2023-05-17	House	Read a second time
2023-05-16	House	LRB correction
2023-05-15	House	Referred to calendar of 5-17-2023 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
2023-05-15	House	Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 4
2023-05-15	House	Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received
2023-05-15	House	Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
2023-05-15	House	Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems received
2023-05-15	House	Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
2023-05-12	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-05-12	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-05-11	House	Executive action taken by committee on Local Government
2023-05-11	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Baldeh, Conley, C. Anderson and Ratcliff
2023-05-08	House	Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to s. 13.52, Wisconsin Statutes
2023-05-08	House	Referred to joint survey committee on Retirement Systems pursuant to s. 13.50, Wisconsin Statutes
2023-05-05	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-05-05	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-05-04	House	Public hearing held
2023-05-03	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-05-03	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab245
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB245.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB245-engrossed.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2023/REG/AB245.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2023/12.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-ASA2.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-ASA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-AA2.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1-SA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1-SA2.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1-SA3.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1-SA4.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB245-SA1-AA2.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_dpi.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_swib.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/assembly/local_government/1724876.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_etf.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/joint/retirement_systems/1725372.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/joint/tax_exemptions/1725373.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_jscrs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_jscte.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2023/REG/AB245.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_elec.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/joint/finance/1731331.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2023/REG/Act%2012.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab245/ab245_dsps.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0036
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0037
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0038
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0039
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0042
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0043
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0044
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0045
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0046
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0049
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0050
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0056