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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 510

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Relating to: the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's officers, committees, and reporting obligations.

Economic development corporation, wisconsin Educational service agency, cooperative Governor

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes several changes to the laws governing the operation of the

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), including the following:

Under current law, any power or duty assigned by law to WEDC is to be

exercised by the board of WEDC (board), unless the board delegates the power or

duty to a WEDC employee. The bill further authorizes the board to delegate any

power or duty to a committee created by the board.

Also under current law, the governor appoints the chief executive officer of

WEDC with the advice and consent of the senate, and the chief executive officer

serves at the pleasure of the governor. Under the bill, the board, not the governor,

is required to hire the chief executive officer of WEDC. The bill also requires the

board to hire a chief operating officer and a chief financial officer for WEDC. Under

the bill, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer

all serve at the pleasure of the board. The bill requires the governor to treat the chief

executive officer of WEDC as if he or she were the secretary of a department in the

executive branch of state government appointed by the governor.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Endsley (R) , Knodl (R) , Marklein (R) , Murphy (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Strachota (R) , Williams (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Leibham (R)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, Ayes 15, Noes 1

Passed 15–1 Feb 7, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 54

Failed 37–54 Mar 20, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Williams, Brooks, Endsley, Knodl, Marklein, Murphy, Ohnstad, Petryk and Strachota; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Darling, Lassa and L. Taylor

  2. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining

  3. Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 5, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, Ayes 15, Noes 1

  6. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 54

  8. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1