---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: lease terms and the imposition of sales and use taxes related to a local professional baseball park district. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: lease terms and the imposition of sales and use taxes related to a local professional baseball park district. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 73"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 73 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandtjen", "Dittrich", "Duchow", "Horlacher", "Hutton", "Kerkman", "Kuglitsch", "Murphy", "Neylon", "Nygren", "Plumer", "Ramthun", "Sanfelippo", "Sinicki", "Sortwell", "Tusler", "Wichgers", "Wittke", "Zamarripa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-03-07T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec2cd50f-4d8b-45b2-8616-1ad9509eec2c"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab73"
source_hash: "814eb3c93b718de8d251341f4bb55c43c6ea4031b37403f291f9d1c4f0e9a6e3"
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 73 (2019) — Relating to: lease terms and the imposition of sales and use taxes related to a local professional baseball park district. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB73-ASA1-AA1)
2. **Assembly Amendment 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB73-ASA1-AA3)
3. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB73-ASA1)
4. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB73)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **33–0** (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
- Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14 — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14 — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Hutton — primary (person)
- Kerkman — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neylon — primary (person)
- Nygren — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Sortwell — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)
- Zamarripa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Hutton, Nygren, Kerkman, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Sanfelippo, Murphy, Sortwell, Kuglitsch, Neylon, Brandtjen, Horlacher, Duchow, Ramthun, Wichgers, Tusler, Plumer and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Stroebel, Wirch, Nass, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Petrowski, Larson, Darling and Ringhand `introduction`
- **2019-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-05-20T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- **2019-05-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Kooyenga added as a cosponsor
- **2019-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 8, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-06-19T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2019-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Craig added as a cosponsor
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Carpenter `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14 `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0 `passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- **2019-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019
- **2019-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-20T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-20-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 28 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-20T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-21-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec2cd50f-4d8b-45b2-8616-1ad9509eec2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).