republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2021/ab-717.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for restaurant revitalization grants. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for restaurant revitalization grants. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 717"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 717 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Armstrong", "Brandtjen", "Dittrich", "Doyle", "Duchow", "Edming", "Horlacher", "Katsma", "Knodl", "Kuglitsch", "Kurtz", "Macco", "Moses", "Mursau", "Novak", "Oldenburg", "Penterman", "Rozar", "Schraa", "Snodgrass", "Spreitzer", "Subeck", "Swearingen", "Thiesfeldt", "Vruwink", "Wichgers", "Wittke", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-11-17T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8314bc-1cf5-4a5e-ac9f-213227382d2c"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab717"
source_hash: "9055380af8a5d8fef4088357eaed8f46cc4ab78efce877448322a4e48d485954"
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 717 (2021) — Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for restaurant revitalization grants. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB717-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB717)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1 — **14–1** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **30–2** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Doyle — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Katsma — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Oldenburg — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Snodgrass — primary (person)
- Spreitzer — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Swearingen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Vruwink — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Katsma, Kuglitsch, Macco, Zimmerman, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Schraa, Snodgrass, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Wichgers, Knodl, Spreitzer and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Wanggaard, Ballweg, Bernier, Darling and Jacque `introduction`
- **2021-11-17T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-11-24T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-11-29T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
- **2021-11-29T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
- **2021-11-30T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Hong added as a coauthor
- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Conley added as a coauthor
- **2021-12-03T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
- **2021-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
- **2021-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-12-14T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
- **2021-12-16T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Vining and Shankland added as coauthors
- **2022-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Considine added as a coauthor
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Cabrera and Drake added as coauthors
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2022-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- **2022-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2022-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2022-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 30, Noes 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2022 `enrolled`
- **2022-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-7-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 156 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-8-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e8314bc-1cf5-4a5e-ac9f-213227382d2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).