Key Votes
SB 23 - Amends Tax Enforcement System - Key Vote
Wisconsin Key Votes
Stages
- Nov. 18, 2011 Executive Signed
- Nov. 3, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Oct. 27, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Oct. 18, 2011 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Nov. 18, 2011
Title: Amends Tax Enforcement System
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (72-22) - Nov. 3, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (17-15) - Oct. 27, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Amends Tax Enforcement System
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the Department of Revenue from penalizing taxpayers who make accidental mistakes on their tax returns.
-Prohibits the Department of Revenue from imposing penalties on taxpayers for mistakes made on taxpayer forms, provided that such mistakes were accidental (Sec. 12).
-Prohibits class action lawsuits against the state or any other party if the relief sought by the plaintiff includes the refund of any tax administered by the state (Sec. 51).
-Specifies that a person who is subject to an assessment or audit determination by the Department of Revenue is not liable for any amount, beginning after December 31, 2008, that the department asserts the person owes if the liability is the result of a tax issue that existed in a prior assessment or audit (Sec. 12).
NOTE: THIS BILL WAS VOTED ON DURING A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Oct. 18, 2011
Title: Amends Tax Enforcement System
NOTE: THIS BILL WAS VOTED ON DURING A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
Committee Sponsors
- Senate Organization (Sponsor)
Sponsors
- Pat Strachota (WI - R)
- Rich Zipperer (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- David 'Dave' Craig (WI - R)
- Alberta Darling (WI - R)
- Michael Endsley (WI - R)
- Pam Galloway (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn Grothman (WI - R)
- Andre Jacque (WI - R)
- Dean R. Kaufert (WI - R)
- Steven G. 'Steve' Kestell (WI - R)
- Dan Knodl (WI - R)
- Dale P. Kooyenga (WI - R)
- Frank G. Lasee (WI - R)
- Daniel R. LeMahieu (WI - R)
- Michelle Litjens (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Howard Marklein (WI - R)
- Jeffrey L. Mursau (WI - R)
- Alvin R. 'Al' Ott (WI - R)
- Robin J. Vos (WI - R)
