Assembly Bill 651
Clean technology grants and making an appropriation
Topics: Corporation: Taxation, Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin, Income tax, Industrial development, Revenue, Department of
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 2, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, a portion of withholding taxes collected from certain "qualifying companies" is used to pay for clean technology grants. Under the bill, a qualifying company is identified by the company's principal business activity code under the North American Industry Classification System. The bill directs the Department of Revenue (DOR) to determine in July 2012 the total amount of withholding taxes due and payable from qualifying companies for the period beginning on July 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2012. Then, in each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2012, DOR must credit to the appropriation for clean technology grants an amount equal to 50 percent of the withholding taxes due and payable from qualifying companies that exceeds the total amount for the period beginning on July 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2012. DOR may not credit any amounts to that appropriation after December 31, 2022.
Under the bill, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is required to establish a clean technology grant program under which WEDC uses taxes collected from "qualifying companies" to provide grants to certified clean technology companies, research institutions, and organizations affiliated with research institutions that arrange for the sale or licensure of clean technology research projects (technology transfer organizations). Under the bill, WEDC may certify a clean technology company if WEDC determines that the company meets all of the following conditions:
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1. The company is a qualifying company.
2. The company's headquarters and principal business operations are located in Wisconsin.
3. The company, including any affiliate, employs at least 75 percent of its employees in this state.
4. The company is in need of capital.
5. The company is developing clean technology or clean technology research methods, as determined by WEDC, and demonstrates to WEDC that the company has the potential to generate high levels of successful investment performance and increase employment in this state.
6. Any other condition established by WEDC.
Before making a clean technology grant to a certified clean technology company, WEDC must enter into a contract with the company that includes the following requirements:
1. The company must use the grant for research and development related to clean technology or clean technology research methods.
2. During the term of the contract, the certified clean technology company may not relocate its headquarters outside of Wisconsin without the WEDC's approval.
The bill requires WEDC to establish criteria for awarding clean technology grants to research institutions and technology transfer organizations.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 12 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Elizabeth Coggs · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · 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.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 12, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.
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Mar 2, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Molepske Jr, C. Taylor, Zepnick, Spanbauer, Hebl, Hulsey, Pope-Roberts, Young, Sinicki, E. Coggs, Roys, Berceau and Vruwink
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
- Mar 12, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate