---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 29"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 29 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Armstrong", "Behnke", "Bodden", "Brooks", "Gustafson", "Moses", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Penterman", "Petersen", "Rettinger", "Schraa", "Sortwell", "Tittl", "Tusler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-10T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/382f19de-3990-4626-aa33-74bbcf4eb089"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab29"
source_hash: "b058793c6d5b080f0d2a1c078373e7efa4913b8cb578e43ae7246a994619817b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 29 (2023) — Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB29)

## Votes

- Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 8, Noes 1 — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4 — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND — **22–10** (pass) · upper
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2 — **11–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **23–9** (pass) · upper
- SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND — **22–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Bodden — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Petersen — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Sortwell — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Schraa, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brooks, Gustafson, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Petersen, Rettinger, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Nass, Quinn and Spreitzer `introduction`
- **2023-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Maxey added as a coauthor
- **2024-01-02T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor
- **2024-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to s. 13.52, Wisconsin Statutes `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 8, Noes 1 `receipt`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 86, Noes 12 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2024-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Agard, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Smith and Spreitzer
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Roys, Agard, Hesselbein, Smith, Larson, L. Johnson, Spreitzer, Pfaff, Wirch and Carpenter
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 22, Noes 10
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Point of order that Senate Amendment 2 was not germane well taken
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 22, Noes 10
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 9 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2024-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 149 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-22-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/382f19de-3990-4626-aa33-74bbcf4eb089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).