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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 12

New internship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 8, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

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What it would have done

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

Under this bill, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the office of economic development within the office of university relations of the University of Wisconsin System must jointly administer a program to award grants to businesses operating in this state for legal, human resources, and staff training expenses related to beginning an internship program after the bill's effective date.

The bill provides that a business is not eligible for a grant unless it plans to hire at least three paid interns in the state during the three-year period following receipt of a grant.

Who's behind it

4 representatives are its ⁠. All 4 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (3)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 6, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Feb 21, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Feb 8, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  5. Feb 8, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Rohrkaste, Gundrum, Kulp and Ramthun; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Darling and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Feb 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rohrkaste

  6. Mar 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Rohrkaste

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

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. More in the glossary

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.

Public hearing

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

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

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

Official term: Cosponsor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate