Assembly Bill 1004
Revolving loan funds administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for certain activities of paper mills and making an appropriation. (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
Mar 7, 2018
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Signed on in support
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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 requires the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to do all of the following:
1. Establish a $30,000,000 revolving loan fund to assist paper mills in this state to transition to the manufacture of brown paper products.
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2. Establish a $30,000,000 revolving loan fund to assist paper mills in this state to undertake energy efficiency upgrades in the manufacture of paper products.
The bill requires WHEDA to establish policies and procedures implementing the revolving loan fund program under the bill, including job retention requirements. Additionally, under the bill, the revolving loan funds must satisfy all of the following requirements:
1. Each loan must be interest free.
2. No business may receive more than $3,000,000 in loans from the revolving loan funds combined.
3. Each loan must be repaid on at least a quarterly basis and must be repaid in full over a period of no more than five years.
4. The five-year or less repayment period for each loan may not begin until after installation of the project funded by the loan is complete, as determined WHEDA.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 10 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (11)
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 7, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy.
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Mar 7, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 7, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Stuck, Wachs, Genrich, Doyle, Hebl, Meyers, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Zamarripa and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Hansen
- Mar 7, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy
- Mar 15, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
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