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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 927

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Relating to: crowdfunding projects for creating jobs or promoting economic growth.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

(WHEDA) to contract with a business maintaining a crowdfunding Internet site that

recommends funding projects of small businesses and community organizations that

create jobs or promote economic growth in this state. The bill defines "crowdfunding

Internet site" as an Internet site for campaigning and collecting donations for

projects. WHEDA must solicit project proposals from small businesses and

community organizations for inclusion on the crowdfunding Internet site, select

projects for inclusion, and provide assistance to donation campaigns for the selected

projects.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Goyke (D) , Horlacher (R) , Johnson (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

3 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Zamarripa, Kleefisch, Wachs, Berceau, Brostoff, Goyke, Horlacher, Johnson, Ohnstad, Spreitzer and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Gudex and L. Taylor

  2. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1