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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 151

Requiring economic impact statements on certain legislative proposals. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 29, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that if a legislative proposal directly or substantially affects any of the following, DOA must prepare an economic impact statement on the proposal within 30 days of the proposal's introduction: crimes or criminal penalties;

first class cities; primary or secondary education; public benefits; local government procurement policies; or probation, parole, or extended supervision. The economic impact analysis must contain information about the economic effects of the proposal on racial groups, economic classes, and gender groups. The bill further provides that the economic impact statement must contain a finding on whether the proposal has a disparate impact on any racial groups, economic classes, or gender groups.

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Under the bill, a proposal that requires an economic impact statement must have that requirement noted on its jacket when the jacket is prepared. In addition, under the bill, when a proposal that requires an economic impact statement is introduced, the LRB must submit a copy of the proposal to DOA.

Finally, the bill provides that no proposal that requires an economic impact statement may be acted on by either house until DOA has prepared the economic impact statement and the economic impact statement has been distributed to the legislature.

Who's behind it

4 senators are its ⁠. All 4 are Democrats.

20 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (4)

Signed on in support (20)

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 29, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.

  3. Mar 29, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, C. Larson and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Crowley, Goyke, Brostoff, Sargent, Berceau, Fields, Ohnstad, Anderson, C. Taylor, Subeck, Young, Barca, Spreitzer, Mason, Vruwink, Considine, Sinicki, Kolste, Zamarripa and Bowen

  2. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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