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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 679

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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 State fair park board

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

5 cosponsors

Born (R) , Murphy (R) , Petryk (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 3

Passed 4–3 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.

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

Passed 12–3 Feb 9, 2018 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. Jan 4, 2018 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 4, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  3. Jan 5, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 25, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 25, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  8. Jan 25, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jan 25, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  10. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

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

  12. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1