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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 236

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Relating to: waiting lists for housing choice vouchers. (FE)

Housing and economic development authority, wisconsin Public assistance Public building

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development

Authority to develop policies and procedures for and implement a two-year pilot

program that gives priority to chronically homeless individuals and families on the

waiting list WHEDA or a public housing agency that contracts with WHEDA

maintains under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. The bill also

authorizes WHEDA to provide case management services for chronically homeless

individuals and families who receive a voucher after being prioritized on the waiting

list.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gannon (R) , Jagler (R) , Katsma (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Snyder (R) , Steineke (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2

Passed 6–2 Apr 25, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34

Passed 64–34 May 2, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 73–25 May 2, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 73

Not voting · 1

Senate: Report rejection of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 4, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 4, 2017 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. Apr 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Snyder, Steineke, Ballweg, Bernier, E. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Jagler, Katsma, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Olsen

  2. Apr 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Apr 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Subeck

  6. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  9. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  11. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Subeck

  13. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34

  14. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 73, Noes 25

  17. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. May 4, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues

  20. May 24, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Oct 3, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  22. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Report rejection of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  24. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor

  28. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  32. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-6-2017

  35. Nov 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-22-2017

  36. Nov 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-27-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 75

  37. Nov 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Published 11-28-2017