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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 483

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Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)

Arts Arts board Business Employment Industrial development

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 creates a grant program administered by the Arts Board in the

Department of Tourism. The bill requires the Arts Board to award grants on a

competitive basis to businesses, arts organizations, local arts agencies, and business

development organizations or associations that work to promote any of the following

in Wisconsin:

1. Individuals or organizations whose products or services have an origin in

artistic, cultural, creative, or aesthetic content.

2. Job creation.

3. Economic development.

Under the bill, such a grant may not exceed $40,000, and the bill prohibits the

Arts Board from awarding a grant unless the proposed grant recipient has secured

from nonstate sources an amount equal to at least twice the amount of the proposed

grant.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , C. Larson (D) , Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Moulton (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D)

14 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Genrich (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Jan 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 29, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Darling, Moulton, Bewley, Hansen, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Vinehout, L. Taylor and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Ballweg, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Berceau, Billings, Genrich, Kolste, Mason, Ohnstad, Shankland and C. Taylor

  2. Dec 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  7. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Sargent added as a cosponsor

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  12. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  14. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1