Senate Bill 39
Grants to regional economic development entities by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Topics: Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin, Industrial development, Regional planning
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 17, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to award annual grants to seven specified regional economic development entities and to additional regional economic development entities that meet specified requirements.
Under the bill, the amount of each grant is $100,000 plus an additional sum equal to the population of the counties that make up the territory covered by the regional economic development entity multiplied by 20 cents, except that the additional sum may not exceed the amount of funds raised by the entity from sources other than the corporation or the state.
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A regional economic development entity not specified in the bill is eligible for a grant if its territory covers counties not covered by the specified entities, if it demonstrates multicounty partnerships, if it demonstrates that it serves a defined regional economy, if it has developed long-term and short-term strategic plans based on the characteristics of the regional economy that it serves, and if its governing board includes business representatives.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 17, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 17, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Holperin, Vinehout and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Bernard Schaber, Molepske Jr, Mason, Berceau, Sinicki and Shilling
- Mar 17, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
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
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.
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor