Senate Bill 187
Term limits for certain members of the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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
May 16, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Economic Development and Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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, the members of the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (board) include the following:
1. Six members who are nominated by the governor and appointed with the advice and consent of the senate and who serve at the pleasure of the governor.
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2. Three members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, consisting of one majority and one minority party representative to the assembly and one person employed in the private sector. All of those board members serve at the speaker's pleasure.
3. Three members appointed by the senate majority leader, consisting of one majority and one minority party senator and one person employed in the private sector. All of those board members serve at the senate majority leader's pleasure.
Under this bill, the members of the board nominated by the governor no longer serve at the pleasure of the governor but serve four-year, staggered terms; and the members of the board appointed by the speaker of the assembly and senate majority leader no longer serve at the pleasure of the speaker or majority leader but serve two-year terms based on the legislative biennium, if the board member is a member of the legislature, or four-year terms, if the board member is employed in the private sector.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 16, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Local Government.
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May 16, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 16, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, T. Cullen, Lehman and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, T. Larson, Nass and Schraa
- May 16, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Local Government
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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
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