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Assembly Bill 701

Reporting requirements regarding economic development programs of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Topics: Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin, Industrial development, Reports, 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 15, 2012

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 Homeland Security and State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) administers, develops, and implements economic development programs that have the purpose of encouraging the establishment and growth of businesses in this state, including programs under which WEDC allocates tax credits. Each year, WEDC submits a report by October l to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and each house of the legislature that provides information about the progress of WEDC's economic development programs during the previous fiscal year. That report must contain all of the following:

1. A description of each program.

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2. A comparison of expected and actual program outcomes.

3. The number of grants made under each program.

4. The number of loans made under each program.

5. The amount of each grant or loan.

6. The recipient of each grant or loan.

7. The sum total of all grants and loans awarded to and received by each recipient under an economic development program.

8. Any recommended changes to each program.

This bill requires WEDC to submit the following additional information in its annual report:

1. Quantifiable performance measures directly related to the purpose of each economic development program, including an accounting of the location, by municipality, of each job created or retained in the state in the previous fiscal year as a result of the program and an accounting of the industry classification, by municipality, of each job created or retained in the state in the previous fiscal year as a result of the program.

2. The amount of tax benefits that were allocated by WEDC or that WEDC verified to the Department of Revenue (DOR) under each program in the previous fiscal year.

3. An identification of each recipient of a tax benefit that was allocated to the recipient by WEDC or that WEDC verified to DOR during the previous fiscal year.

Who's behind it

24 lawmakers are its ⁠. 15 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans.

16 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (24)

Signed on in support (16)

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 15, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.

  3. Mar 15, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Barca, Williams, Jacque, Grigsby, Milroy, Nygren, Wynn, Pasch, Berceau, Stone, Pocan, Hulsey, Brooks, Mason, A. Ott, Hebl, Molepske Jr, Kerkman, C. Taylor, Seidel, Marklein, Clark, Fields and Roys;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Zipperer, Leibham, Taylor, Wanggaard, Shilling, Hansen, Cowles, Holperin, Olsen, Schultz, C. Larson, Risser, Moulton, Vinehout and S. Coggs

  2. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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Author

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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

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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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