AB734: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Assembly BILL 734

January 16, 2002 - Introduced by Representatives Wieckert, Miller, Jeskewitz, Lassa, Krawczyk, Olsen, Pettis, Musser, Owens, Hines and Vrakas, cosponsored by Senators Welch, Plache, Shibilski, Wirch and Grobschmidt. Referred to Committee on Housing. Referred to Joint Committee on Tax Exemptions.

AB734,1,5 An Act to repeal 71.05 (1) (c) 2.; and to create 71.05 (1) (c) 1m., 71.26 (1m) (em) and 71.45 (1t) (em) of the statutes; relating to: creating an individual and corporate income tax exemption for interest on bonds or notes issued by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for purposes related to multifamily and elderly housing projects.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, bonds or notes issued by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) to fund an economic development loan to finance the construction, renovation, or development of certain property tax-exempt professional sports and entertainment home stadiums or to fund a loan for certain cultural and architectural landmarks are exempt from taxation. This bill creates an individual and corporate income tax exemption for interest on bonds or notes issued by WHEDA for purposes related to multifamily affordable housing projects or elderly housing projects, and the bill repeals the exemption for bonds issued to fund a loan for the development of certain cultural and architectural landmarks.

This bill will be referred to the joint survey committee on tax exemptions for a detailed analysis, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB734, s. 1 Section 1. 71.05 (1) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB734,2,4 71.05 (1) (c) 1m. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority under s. 234.08 or 234.61, if the bonds or notes are issued to fund multifamily affordable housing projects or elderly housing projects.

AB734, s. 2 Section 2. 71.05 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB734, s. 3 Section 3. 71.26 (1m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB734,2,8 71.26 (1m) (em) Those issued under s. 234.08 or 234.61, if the obligations are issued to fund multifamily affordable housing projects or elderly housing projects.

AB734, s. 4 Section 4. 71.45 (1t) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB734,2,11 71.45 (1t) (em) Those issued under s. 234.08 or 234.61, if the obligations are issued to fund multifamily affordable housing projects or elderly housing projects.

AB734, s. 5 Section 5. Initial applicability.

AB734,2,16 (1) This act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 this act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.

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