Assembly Bill 858
Contract requirements for the awarding of grants, loans, and tax credits by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. (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 4, 2016
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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 Jobs and the Economy. 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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 creates certain requirements for contracts between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and recipients of grants, loans, or tax credits from WEDC. Under the bill, WEDC may not enter into a contract for a grant, loan, or tax credit before all of the following occurs:
1. WEDC verifies the applicant's number of full-time employees, through payroll records or other business records WEDC deems sufficient, for evaluating the creation or retention of full-time jobs.
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2. WEDC's underwriting staff completes a review of the application for the grant, loan, or tax credit, including an evaluation of all statutory requirements and all requirements under WEDC's policies and procedures that apply to the grant, loan, or tax credit.
The bill also requires that all terms of each contract WEDC executes must, at the time the contract is executed, be in compliance with all applicable state laws and all applicable WEDC policies and procedures.
Finally, the bill specifies that each contract WEDC executes must require the award recipient to submit official payroll records, or other business records WEDC deems sufficient, to WEDC for the purpose of accounting for jobs created or retained.
WEDC is required to adopt policies and procedures for verifying and evaluating the records.
Who's behind it
17 representatives are its . All 17 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 16, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 4, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy.
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Feb 4, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Barca, Meyers, Kahl, Shankland, Danou, Sargent, Wachs, Ohnstad, Kolste, Subeck, Hintz, Berceau, C. Taylor, Zepnick, Pope, Jorgensen and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Carpenter, Wirch, Vinehout, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Harris Dodd and C. Larson
- Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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