Senate Bill 393
Restoring the Minority Business Development Board and the Minority Business Grant and Loan Program
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 18, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The Minority Business Grants and Loans Program (program), administered by the Department of Commerce (department), and the Minority Business Development Board (board) in the department, were eliminated by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 (the biennial budget act). Under the program, the board was authorized to award a grant or loan to a minority group member, a minority business, certain nonprofit organizations, or private financial institutions. Minority group member was defined to mean any of the following persons: a) a black; b) a Hispanic; c) an American Indian; d) an Eskimo; e) an Aleut; f) a native Hawaiian; g) an Asian-Indian; h) a person of Asian-Pacific origin. Minority business was defined to mean a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or corporation with a principal place of business in Wisconsin that fulfilled both of the following requirements: it is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by a minority group member or members who are U.S. citizens or persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and it is currently performing a useful business function. The recipient of a grant or loan under the program was required to undertake certain eligible activities, including education and training projects or the start-up, expansion, or acquisition of a business.
This bill restores the board and the program as it existed before the biennial budget act.
Who's behind it
Lena Taylor, a Democrat, is its .
8 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Commerce vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 1 · Apr 7, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail, Ayes 6, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 7, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.
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Mar 23, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 4, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 18, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
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Nov 18, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 18, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Young, Turner, A. Williams, Grigsby, Zepnick, Kessler, Richards and Berceau
- Nov 18, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail
- Dec 4, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail, Ayes 6, Noes 1
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote