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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 811

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Relating to: talent attraction and retention initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE)

Economic development corporation, wisconsin Economic impact statement Industrial development State agencies

  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 directs the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to

collaborate with state agencies to develop and implement initiatives for the

attraction of talent to and retention of talent in Wisconsin, including by leveraging

the existing programs of state agencies for those purposes.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Born (R) , Murphy (R) , Petryk (R) , Rohrkaste (R)

5 cosponsors

Feyen (R) , Fitzgerald (R) , Testin (R) , Tusler (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 10, Noes 2

Passed 10–2 Jan 25, 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 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3

Passed 12–3 Feb 12, 2018 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 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 35

Passed 60–35 Feb 20, 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 67–28 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

Aye · 67

Not voting · 3

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 35, Noes 60

Failed 35–60 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 15, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Mar 20, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Mar 20, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 17–15 Mar 20, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Dec 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Rohrkaste, Murphy, Born and Petryk; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Fitzgerald, Wanggaard and Testin

  2. Dec 28, 2017 · Assembly

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

  3. Jan 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Tusler added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 10, Noes 2

  8. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  9. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3

  12. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:47 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  13. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Barca, Crowley, Ohnstad, Kessler, Brostoff, Zamarripa, Young, Vruwink, Subeck and Spreitzer

  15. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 35

  16. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 35, Noes 60

  19. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 67, Noes 28

  20. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  23. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Shilling, Bewley, Wirch, Hansen, L. Taylor, Larson, Schachtner, Johnson and Vinehout

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Shilling, Hansen, Larson, Schachtner, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand and Miller

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  30. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  31. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  34. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  36. Mar 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-30-2018

  37. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  38. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 318

  39. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018