republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/ab-344.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: telephone company tax exemption for property used to provide broadband service. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: telephone company tax exemption for property used to provide broadband service. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 344"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 344 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Dittrich", "Edming", "Horlacher", "James", "Katsma", "Kitchens", "Krug", "Kulp", "Kurtz", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Novak", "Oldenburg", "Petryk", "Plumer", "Pronschinske", "Quinn", "Snyder", "Sortwell", "Spiros", "Stafsholt", "Summerfield", "Swearingen", "Tauchen", "Tranel", "Tusler", "VanderMeer", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-07-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14d21aa7-0c05-448b-a3d2-c9cdf6102d3d"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab344"
source_hash: "e3aebf62256607325a03f90b011855dfb61145866177cb04e911a5db7dbd793b"
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 344 (2019) — Relating to: telephone company tax exemption for property used to provide broadband service. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB344-ASA1-AA2)
2. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB344-ASA1)
3. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB344)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 8, Noes 4 — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14 — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 8, Noes 4 — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36 — **62–36** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Katsma — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Oldenburg — primary (person)
- Petryk — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Pronschinske — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Sortwell — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Stafsholt — primary (person)
- Summerfield — primary (person)
- Swearingen — primary (person)
- Tauchen — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- VanderMeer — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-07-24T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Quinn, Ballweg, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Dittrich, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Murphy, Novak and Sortwell; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Testin, Bernier, Feyen and Petrowski `introduction`
- **2019-07-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-08T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-08-09T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-08-27T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor
- **2019-09-03T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Quinn `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-09-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to joint committee on Finance
- **2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 8, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Spreitzer, Doyle, Hintz, Hesselbein, Considine, Gruszynski, Hebl, B. Meyers, Milroy, Pope, Shankland, Stuck and Vruwink `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Quinn `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36 `amendment-deferral`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Johnson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Larson and Schachtner `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14 `amendment-failure`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 128 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-4-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14d21aa7-0c05-448b-a3d2-c9cdf6102d3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).