Assembly Bill 474
Establishing a nanotechnology information hub and a nanotechnology council. (FE)
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
Nov 1, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining. 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
Cost estimate
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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.
This bill requires the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Board of Regents to maintain a nanotechnology information hub (hub) in the UW-Extension, for at least five years, to promote the development of nanotechnology businesses in this state, and gather and disseminate information about environmental health and workplace safety related to nanotechnology. The bill sets forth specific duties for the hub, including requiring the hub to report to the legislature on emerging nanotechnology health and safety information. The bill also requires the hub, at the direction of the nanotechnology council described below, to identify needed legislation relating to nanotechnology safety and development.
The bill creates a nanotechnology council to set policies and priorities for the hub and to make grants for research and development related to nanotechnology, subject to the availability of funding. The bill does not appropriate any funds for grants but rather directs the hub to seek and compete for federal, state, or other funding to support its activities and to be used by the nanotechnology council to make grants. The nanotechnology council consists of the following members (or their designees): the director of the state laboratory of hygiene; the secretary of natural resources; the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; the secretary of health services; the secretary of workforce development; the chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation; the administrator of the Division of Emergency Management in the Department of Military Affairs; the president of the UW System; the president of the technical college system board; and the president of the board of the Wisconsin Technology Council. The council also has five members each of whom represents one of the following interests: environmental interests; consumer protection; public health; economic development; and technology transfer. These five members are nominated by the governor, selected from a list of names submitted by organizations representing the relevant interest.
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These members are confirmed by the senate and serve staggered three-year terms.
The bill requires the nanotechnology council to meet at least twice each year and must develop and implement plans for the nanotechnology information hub to sustain its own funding.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 37 to 54 · Mar 20, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 54”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 25, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 1, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining.
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Nov 1, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Barca, Berceau, Wright, Hebl, Kolste and Kahl; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Schultz, Risser, Shilling, Hansen, Lehman and T. Cullen
- Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining
- Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 54
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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.
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
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.
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
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