Senate Bill 573
Providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (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
Jan 15, 2016
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
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 establishes criminal penalties and other consequences for committing fraud against the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). Under the bill, no one may make or cause to be made a false statement on an application for a grant, loan, tax benefit, or other benefit or payment (benefit) from WEDC or make or cause to be made a false statement of a material fact used to determine eligibility for a benefit from WEDC.
Additionally, if a person knows of the occurrence of any event that would affect the initial or continued eligibility for a benefit from WEDC, he or she may not conceal or fail to disclose that event in order to secure a benefit from WEDC or to secure a larger benefit than he or she is entitled or eligible to receive. Finally, no one may use a benefit from WEDC that is intended for a specific use for any other use. A person who does any of these things is guilty of a Class E felony and may be imprisoned for up to 15 years, fined up to $50,000, or both.
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Also, under the bill, if a person, or the person's authorized agent on behalf of that person, intentionally commits such economic development benefits fraud, the person, including all affiliates and successors, is ineligible for economic development benefits from WEDC for seven years from the date on which the fraudulent act was committed.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 6 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
28 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (28)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 24, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 3, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 26, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 15, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Commerce.
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Jan 15, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 15, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen, Carpenter, Kapenga, C. Larson, Marklein, Nass, Ringhand, Risser, Vinehout and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kerkman, Macco, Jacque, C. Taylor, Berceau, R. Brooks, Danou, Duchow, Genrich, Horlacher, Jorgensen, Kessler, Kitchens, Kolste, Kremer, Kulp, T. Larson, Neylon, Novak, Petryk, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel and Young
- Jan 15, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Commerce
- Jan 19, 2016 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kapenga
- Jan 26, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 3, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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