Assembly Bill 2
Small business loan guarantees by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 11, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Dec 13, 2011: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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
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 Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) administers the small business development loan guarantee program (program). Under the program, WHEDA may guarantee repayment of up to the lesser of $200,000 or 80 percent of the principal of a loan made by a private lender to a small business or the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state. A small business development loan that is guaranteed by WHEDA may be used for expenses associated with the expansion or acquisition of a business, with the start-up of a day care business, or the start-up of a small business in a vacant storefront in the downtown area of a rural community.
Under current law, a "small business" means a business that employs fewer than 50 full-time employees.
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This bill makes the following changes to the program:
1. The cap on the amount of a loan that may be guaranteed under the program is raised from $200,000 or 80 percent of the principal of the loan to $500,000 or 80 percent of the principal of the loan.
2. The definition of "small business" is expanded from businesses that employ up to 50 full-time employees to businesses that employ up to 250 full-time employees.
3. The requirement that the owner of a small business be actively engaged in the small business in order to qualify for the program is deleted.
4. The permitted use of proceeds of a loan for the start-up of a small business in a vacant storefront in a downtown area is expanded to apply to a community of any size by removing the limitation to rural communities.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . 2 are Republicans. 4 have no party on record.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Committee on Assembly Organization
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Representatives Petryk
- Senator Leibham
- by request of Governor Scott Walker
Signed on in support (3)
- Krug, Rivard, Bies, Nerison, Marklein, Steineke, Murtha, Endsley, Williams, Loudenbeck, Ripp and Tranel
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Petryk, Bernier and T. Larson
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Oct 20, 2011
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 Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 13, 2011
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 24, 2011
12 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 20, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 4.
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Oct 18, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 11, 2011
3 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Oct 11, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs.
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Oct 11, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representatives Petryk, Bernier, Larson, and Senator Leibham
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Representatives Petryk, Bernier and T. Larson added as coauthors
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Leibham added as a cosponsor
- Oct 13, 2011 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Oct 13, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Petryk
- Oct 17, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Vruwink
- Oct 17, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 3 offered by Representative Danou
- Oct 17, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 4 offered by Representative Radcliffe
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 5 offered by Representative Ringhand
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 4
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly
Representatives Krug, Rivard, Bies, Nerison, Marklein, Steineke, Murtha, Endsley, Williams, Loudenbeck, Ripp and Tranel added as coauthors
- Oct 31, 2011 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and placed on calendar 11-1-2011 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 6 offered by Representatives Danou, Vruwink, Jorgensen, Ringhand and Doyle
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 7 offered by Representatives Ringhand, Vruwink, Danou, Molepske Jr, Zamarripa and Bewley
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 8 offered by Representatives Vruwink and Clark
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 9 offered by Representatives Clark, Vruwink and Danou
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Dec 13, 2011 · 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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