Assembly Bill 508
Authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance projects related to nonprofit facilities
Topics: Bonds, Building, Day care, Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin, Organization, Miscellaneous
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 6, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 1, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 6, 2012
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 1
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 239
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 10, 2012: “Published 4-19-2012”
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Cost estimate
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA) may issue bonds to finance certain projects of health, educational, or research institutions; to refinance outstanding debt of health, educational, or research institutions; and to finance a purchase of the state's right to receive any of the payments under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998. Projects of health, educational, or research institutions that may be financed include, among others, the acquisition of a hospital, the construction or operation of an ambulatory surgery center or home health agency, and the construction, remodeling, furnishing, or equipping of a health, educational, or research facility or related structure.
This bill authorizes WHEFA to issue bonds to finance any project undertaken by a nonprofit institution for a nonprofit facility, or to refinance outstanding debt of a nonprofit institution. A nonprofit institution is defined in the bill as a nonprofit entity that is not a health, education, or research institution. A nonprofit facility is defined in the bill as a facility that is owned or operated by a nonprofit entity. Project activities for which WHEFA may issue bonds for a nonprofit institution include construction, acquisition, remodeling, furnishing, and equipping of nonprofit facilities, related structures, and structures or items that are useful for the operation of nonprofit facilities.
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This bill also makes the following changes to WHEFA's bonding authority:
1. Extends the maximum bond maturity date for bonds issued by WHEFA from 30 years from the date of issue to 50 years from the date of issue.
2. Eliminates the requirement the certain refinancing projects for health institutions be certified by the Department of Health Services.
3. Changes the working capital limits that must be included in the cost of a project to be consistent with federal law.
4. Eliminates references to WHEFA's authority to issue bonds to participating child care providers which expired on May 1, 2000.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Jobs vote on an amendment
Passed, 10 to 0 · Mar 2, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote
Failed, 38 to 59 · Mar 6, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to refer to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 38, Noes 59”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 68 to 29 · Mar 6, 2012 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (68)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (29)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
Didn't vote (2)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 68, Noes 29”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 1 · Mar 9, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 1 · Mar 13, 2012
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (1)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 10, 2012
The new law was published.
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Apr 6, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 239.
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Apr 5, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Senate passed it too, 32 to 1.
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Mar 9, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.
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Mar 8, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 7, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 7, 2012
The Senate received it.
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Mar 6, 2012
The Assembly passed it, 68 to 29.
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Mar 6, 2012
The Assembly adopted it.
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Mar 5, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 2, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 3.
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Feb 28, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 28, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.
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Feb 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 1, 2012
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 1, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 1, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krug, Bernier, Endsley, Kerkman, Petryk, Steineke and Strachota;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Holperin
- Feb 1, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
- Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2012 · Assembly
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
- Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 7, Noes 3
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 5, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 adopted
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Refused to refer to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 38, Noes 59
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 68, Noes 29
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 7, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 7, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 8, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 9, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 9, 2012 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 1
- Mar 9, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012
- Apr 6, 2012 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 239
- Apr 10, 2012 · Assembly
Published 4-19-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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