Senate Bill 162
Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants
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 14, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Commerce. 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) may certify a person to receive, or a person may otherwise qualify for, income and franchise tax credits based on the person's expenditures in this state related to the person's business. This bill directs WEDC to establish a grant program under which WEDC may award a grant to a person who wishes to secure financing to make expenditures that would qualify for such tax credits. A person is eligible to receive a grant if the expenditures are made for a business located in this state that has fewer than 25 employees in this state or less than $5,000,000 in gross receipts. No person may receive a grant unless the person has submitted business and financing plans to a commercial lending institution and submitted copies of the plans to WEDC.
Before awarding a grant, WEDC must verify that the lender has approved the person's plans and will underwrite a loan for expenditures, contingent on the person receiving a grant. Under the bill, a person who receives a grant to secure financing for making an expenditure that would qualify for a tax credit may not claim a credit for that expenditure.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Democrats.
30 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (30)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 14, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Commerce.
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May 14, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 14, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Ringhand, Harris Dodd and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Kolste, Barca, Zamarripa, Johnson, Jorgensen, Pope, Mason, Ohnstad, Doyle, Kahl, Billings, Danou, Bowen, Stuck, Hebl, Subeck, Genrich, Berceau, Meyers, Sinicki, Brostoff, Spreitzer, Milroy, Riemer, C. Taylor, Shankland, Wachs, Hesselbein, Sargent and Goyke
- May 14, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Commerce
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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