Assembly Bill 834
School district sparsity aid and 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
Feb 28, 2014
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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 Urban Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). 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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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, a school district is eligible to receive sparsity aid if in the previous school year all of the following criteria were satisfied:
1. The number of pupils enrolled in the school district was no more than 725.
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2. At least 20 percent of the pupils were eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch Program.
3. The number of pupils enrolled in the district divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than ten.
This bill eliminates the first and second criteria, above. The bill also limits the amount of sparsity aid that a school district may receive in any school year to $750,000.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Stephen Smith · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, 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 Urban Education 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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Mar 17, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban Education.
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Mar 12, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Feb 28, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Clark, Wright, Pope, Danou, Smith, Milroy, Ringhand, Shankland, Ohnstad, Hesselbein and Sargent; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Schultz and Erpenbach
- Feb 28, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 17, 2014 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Education and referred to committee on Urban Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Urban Education 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