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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 14

Workforce training, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 14, 2013. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 14, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 28, 2013

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 9

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 18, 2013: “Published 3-27-2013”

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What it does

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

Current law requires the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to establish a statewide workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational needs of persons in this state; to plan, coordinate, administer, and implement a youth apprenticeship program and such other employment and education programs as the governor may assign to DWD; and to make grants to persons providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers.

This bill creates a workforce training program to be administered by DWD.

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Under that program, DWD is required to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of workforce training programs and an organization that is awarded a grant may use the grant for the training of both new and incumbent employees of businesses in this state. In addition, the bill permits DWD to require a public or private organization, as a condition of receiving a grant, to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by DWD.

The bill appropriates $7,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15 to DWD for grants under the program (grants appropriation), and $180,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, $1,660,000 in fiscal year 2013-14, and $3,160,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 to DWD for administration of the program (administration appropriation).

The bill, however, requires DWD to estimate the amount of moneys needed for the administration of the program in fiscal year 2014-15 and, if the amount needed is less than the amount appropriated, to submit to the Joint Committee on Finance a proposal to transfer moneys from the administration appropriation to the grants appropriation for the purpose of increasing funding for workforce training grants.

If a transfer is made, the bill requires DWD, in submitting information to the Department of Administration for purposes of the 2015-17 biennial budget act, to submit a dollar amount for the grants appropriation as though the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2014-15 (base amount) is the amount shown in the appropriation schedule plus the amount transferred and to submit a dollar amount for the administration appropriation as though the base amount is the amount shown in the appropriation schedule minus the amount transferred.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 21 are Republicans.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 31 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (10)

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 were 10 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 26, 2013

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 Workforce Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 26, 2013

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 Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 58 to 40 · Feb 28, 2013

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 40”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 59 to 39 · Feb 28, 2013

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 59 to 39 · Feb 28, 2013

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 58 to 40 · Feb 28, 2013

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 40”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 59 to 39 · Feb 28, 2013

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 94 to 4 · Feb 28, 2013

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (94)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 4, 2013

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Mar 5, 2013

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 18, 2013

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 14, 2013

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 9.

  3. Mar 12, 2013

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 5, 2013

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Mar 5, 2013

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Mar 4, 2013

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  7. Mar 1, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Feb 28, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 28, 2013

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Feb 28, 2013

    The Assembly passed it, 94 to 4.

  11. Feb 28, 2013

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Feb 28, 2013

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)

  13. Feb 28, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  14. Feb 26, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  15. Feb 26, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  16. Feb 26, 2013

    “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  17. Feb 25, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Feb 19, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Feb 14, 2013

    “Emergency statement attached by Governor pursuant to s. 16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)

  20. Feb 14, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  21. Feb 14, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bernier, Schraa, Loudenbeck, Nygren, Bies, Born, Stone, T. Larson, Petryk, Spiros, Jagler, Kramer, Tranel, Thiesfeldt, Strachota, Honadel, A. Ott, Kuglitsch, Weatherston, Murphy and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Gudex, Cowles, Darling, Harsdorf, Lassa, Leibham, Lazich and Moulton, by request of Governor ScA. Ott Walker

  2. Feb 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Feb 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Emergency statement attached by Governor pursuant to s. 16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes

  4. Feb 19, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Bernier and Loudenbeck

  7. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Committee on Workforce Development

  9. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Committee on Workforce Development

  10. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  11. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  12. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  13. Feb 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-28-2013 by Committee on Rules

  14. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Mason

  15. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Mason

  16. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  18. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  19. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 40

  21. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 39

  22. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representatives Barca and Pasch

  23. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 39

  24. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representatives Barca and Jorgensen

  25. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 40

  26. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 offered by Representatives Richards and Hebl

  27. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 39

  28. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 4

  31. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Krug added as a coauthor

  32. Feb 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 28, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  34. Mar 1, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  35. Mar 1, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  36. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  37. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-5-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  38. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  39. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  40. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  41. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  42. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  43. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  44. Mar 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  45. Mar 7, 2013 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-7-2013

  46. Mar 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2013

  47. Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2013. 2013 Wisconsin Act 9

  48. Mar 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Published 3-27-2013

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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