Assembly Bill 521
Grants for hiring new employees and making an appropriation. (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 22, 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, a business in this state may receive a grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) based, generally, on the increase of the number of full-time employees hired by the business and the increase in the payroll of that business based on compensation paid to full-time employees. The amount of the grant is an amount equal to 6.27 percent of the growth in payroll from one calendar quarter to the next, attributable to the increase in full-time employees. The business receives grants in each of four consecutive calendar quarters. After receiving the grants for four consecutive calendar quarters, the business may apply to receive additional grants, but may not receive grants in more than 20 calendar quarters. The maximum amount of the grants that all businesses may receive is $2,000,000. If the business does not maintain the payroll and employment level used to determine the grant amount for at least 12 months, the business must repay the grant amount in the manner determined by WEDC.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 18 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Stephen Smith · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · 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 60 · Feb 13, 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 60”. 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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Dec 17, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 22, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining.
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Nov 22, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 22, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hintz, Barca, Clark, Smith, T. Larson, Doyle, Jorgensen, Sargent, Vruwink, Wachs, Wright, Goyke, Hebl, Young, Danou, Ohnstad, Billings, Ringhand and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Harris, Hansen and T. Cullen
- Nov 22, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining
- Dec 17, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining and take up, Ayes 37, Noes 60
- 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