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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 40

Advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges

Topics: Industrial development, Technical College System Board, Technical college, Trades and occupations

Passed the Senate, then stopped

The Senate passed it on Oct 20, 2011, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 18, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Oct 20, 2011

  4. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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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 Technical College System Board (board) makes grants to technical college system boards for training in advanced manufacturing skills.

Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, the board is required to award at $2,000,000 annually for such grants. This bill requires that, beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the board must award at least $2,400,000 annually for such grants.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. All 6 are Democrats.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 15 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (9)

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.

Senate Committee on Agriculture vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 0 · Sep 27, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 6, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 13 to 0 · Oct 13, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Oct 13, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 1 · Oct 20, 2011

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

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 Rules.

  3. Oct 25, 2011

    The Assembly received it.

  4. Oct 20, 2011

    The Senate passed it, 32 to 1.

  5. Oct 20, 2011

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Oct 20, 2011

    The Senate adopted it.

  7. Oct 13, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  8. Oct 13, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 1” (the official wording)

  9. Oct 13, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 1” (the official wording)

  10. Oct 13, 2011

    “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)

  11. Oct 6, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  12. Sep 27, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  13. Sep 27, 2011

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  14. Apr 27, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Mar 18, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.

  16. Mar 18, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 18, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Holperin, Vinehout, T. Cullen and Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Berceau, Vruwink, Shilling, Bernard Schaber, Mason, Jorgensen and Fields

  2. Mar 18, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education

  3. Apr 27, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Lassa

  4. Apr 27, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 27, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 27, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. Sep 27, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. Sep 27, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Oct 6, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Oct 12, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0 by joint committee on Finance

  12. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  13. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  14. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  15. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 adopted

  19. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  20. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  23. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  24. Oct 20, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  27. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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. 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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote