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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 40

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Relating to: entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Business Colleges and universities Economic development corporation, wisconsin Industrial development Technical college

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 authorizes the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to

award an entrepreneurial assistance grant of up to $3,000 to a new business for

expenses related to hiring, as a paid intern, a student enrolled at an institution of

higher education who studies business, engineering, information technology, or a

similar field. Under the bill, a new business is a business organized in this state no

earlier than five years before the business applies for an entrepreneurial assistance

grant. Additionally, if WEDC awards an entrepreneurial assistance grant to three

or more businesses to fund internships for students enrolled at a single institution

of higher education, and the institution develops a program to support internships

funded by these grants, WEDC may award an additional grant of up to $25,000 to

the institution. Finally, the bill requires WEDC to allocate at least $125,000 in each

fiscal year to fund grants authorized under the bill and to submit a report on the

effectiveness of those grants to the legislature no later than February 1, 2021.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Doyle (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

4 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 1, 2018 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 1, 2018 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 90–1 Feb 22, 2018 official source full page

Aye · 90

Nay · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Barca, Spreitzer, Vruwink, Pope, Considine, Doyle, Goyke, Kolste, Ohnstad, Crowley, Sinicki, Hesselbein, Wachs, Mason, Berceau, Sargent, Zamarripa, Bowen, Milroy, Anderson, Billings, Shankland, Meyers and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, L. Taylor, C. Larson and Vinehout

  2. Jan 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy

  3. Feb 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neylon, Barca, E. Brooks and Ohnstad

  6. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:58 PM on 2-22-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  11. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Barca and Neylon

  13. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 90, Noes 1

  18. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Feb 23, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Mar 13, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  21. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1