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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 524

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Relating to: tourism marketing expenses and making an appropriation. (FE)

Advertising — State Tourism, department of Town

  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 increases funding to the Department of Tourism by $3,000,000 per

fiscal year for the 2015-17 fiscal biennium for certain marketing expenditures,

including expenditures for advertising and promotion designed to attract interested

persons to Wisconsin and to stimulate the enjoyment of the state's recreational

opportunities.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Olsen (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

6 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Kitchens (R) , Macco (R) , Petryk (R) , Rohrkaste (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Wanggaard, Vinehout and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Kitchens, E. Brooks, Macco, Petryk and Rohrkaste

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Commerce

  3. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1