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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 284

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Relating to: creative economy development initiative grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Arts Arts board Business Employment Industrial development

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 creates a grant program administered by the Arts Board in the

Department of Tourism. The bill requires the Arts Board to award grants on a

competitive basis to businesses, whether operated for profit or not for profit, local

governmental agencies, and business development organizations or associations

that work to promote any of the following in Wisconsin:

1. Individuals or organizations whose products or services have an origin in

artistic, cultural, creative, or aesthetic content.

2. Job creation.

3. Economic development.

4. Arts education.

5. Workforce training and development.

Under the bill, such a grant may not exceed $40,000, and the bill prohibits the

Arts Board from awarding a grant unless the proposed grant recipient has secured

from nonstate sources an amount equal to at least twice the amount of the proposed

grant.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Shilling (D) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

23 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mason (D) , Meyers (D) , Novak (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Swearingen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 18, 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. Jun 2, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Petrowski, Tiffany, Darling, Hansen, Bewley, Wirch, Vinehout, Shilling, Olsen, Testin, Erpenbach and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Kitchens, Allen, Ballweg, Berceau, Billings, E. Brooks, Doyle, Genrich, Krug, Kulp, Mason, Meyers, Novak, Ohnstad, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Swearingen and C. Taylor

  2. Jun 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism

  3. Jul 5, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 2, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  5. Oct 10, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1