Assembly Bill 145
Grants to certain small businesses that receive federal grants. (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
Apr 1, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 directs the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to establish a grant program under which WEDC awards state matching grants to recipients of grants under Phase I and Phase II of the federal Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) or Phase I and Phase II of the federal Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR).
Under the bill, the recipient of a Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant may apply to WEDC for a state matching grant in connection with the federal grant. WEDC may award the state matching grant if the applicant satisfies certain conditions, including that the applicant's principal place of business is located, and will continue to be located for at least three years, in Wisconsin; the applicant demonstrates to WEDC that the research to be conducted in connection with the Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant will benefit Wisconsin and that at least 51 percent of that research will occur in Wisconsin; and the applicant intends to apply for a Phase II SBIR or STTR federal grant.
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The bill further authorizes any person to whom WEDC awards a state matching grant for the person's Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant to apply to WEDC for an additional state matching grant in connection with the person's Phase II SBIR or STTR federal grant. WEDC may award such a state matching grant if the grant applicant satisfies certain additional conditions, including that the applicant demonstrates to WEDC that it completed any requirements for its Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant and that it has, in fact, been awarded a Phase II SBIR or STTR federal grant.
WEDC must contract with a person to whom WEDC awards a state matching grant under the bill. Among other things, the contract must include the amount of the state matching grant and must require that the state matching grant recipient submit a report to WEDC that shows its expenditures of the Phase I or Phase II federal grant, as applicable, as well as its expenditures of the state matching grant.
Under the bill, WEDC may not award a state matching grant that exceeds the lesser of $50,000 or the amount of the Phase I or Phase II SBIR or STTR federal grant, as applicable. The bill also limits WEDC's total state matching grant awards per state fiscal year to $300,000.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . All 16 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- 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, 36 to 60 · Jan 19, 2016
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 Small Business Development and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 19, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 13, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 1, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development.
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Apr 1, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kahl, Kolste, C. Taylor, Mason, Genrich, Doyle, Barca, Spreitzer, Subeck, Sinicki, Brostoff, Goyke, Considine, Ohnstad, Berceau and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Ringhand and Vinehout
- Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development
- Apr 13, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 19, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Small Business Development and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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