Assembly Bill 493
Fraud in parental choice programs and providing a criminal penalty
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
Sep 13, 2017
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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 Education. 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill subjects certain acts and omissions related to a Parental Choice Program (PCP) to criminal penalties. Under the bill, intentionally making a false statement or representation in an application to participate in a PCP is a Class A misdemeanor. The bill makes concealing or failing to disclose an event with an intent to fraudulently participate in a PCP or using a payment received under a PCP for an unauthorized purpose either a Class G or Class H felony, depending on the payment a person received under the PCP. Additionally, under the bill, a statement in a written application for a PCP is considered to be an admission of the existence, correctness, or validity of the statement. Finally, this bill authorizes the Department of Justice or a district attorney to prosecute violations of criminal laws affecting a PCP, including laws affecting the health, safety, and welfare of pupils attending a private school participating in a PCP.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 13 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 13, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Sep 13, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 13, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Genrich, Horlacher, Hebl, Anderson, Kolste, Pope, Berceau, Sargent, Vruwink, Wachs, C. Taylor, Brostoff, Considine and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor and Hansen
- Sep 13, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- 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
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