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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 449

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: funding for Reach Out and Read Wisconsin and making an appropriation. (FE)

Health services, department of — Administration Literacy Organization, miscellaneous

  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 requires the Department of Health Services to distribute grants to the

Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin to support the early literacy program known

as Reach Out and Read Wisconsin.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Harsdorf (R) , Johnson (D) , Olsen (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

20 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , VanderMeer (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 12, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Wanggaard, Harsdorf, Johnson and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Rohrkaste, VanderMeer, Novak, Ripp, Horlacher, Petryk, Subeck, Sargent, Anderson, Billings, Berceau, Kolste, Genrich, C. Taylor, Mason, Spreitzer, Brostoff and Mursau

  2. Oct 12, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Goyke added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1