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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 124

Grants to defray housing costs and for diversion programming and making an appropriation. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jun 18, 2019, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 25, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jun 18, 2019

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

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

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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 an additional $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for grants or loans to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs.

The bill also provides $300,000 for grants or loans to eligible organizations to assist persons or families of low or moderate income to obtain and participate in diversion programming. The bill defines “diversion programming” as short-term intervention that supports persons or families of low or moderate income in identifying immediate, safe housing arrangements, other than temporary shelters, including by utilizing conflict resolution and mediation skills to reconnect the individuals or families to their support systems.

Who's behind it

27 lawmakers are its ⁠. 25 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 30 names

Authors (27)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 3 · Jun 12, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 1 · Jun 12, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Aug 13, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Jun 24, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Housing.

  4. Jun 18, 2019

    The Senate received it.

  5. Jun 18, 2019

    The Assembly passed it.

  6. Jun 18, 2019

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Jun 12, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Jun 12, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 1.

  9. May 3, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Apr 23, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Mar 26, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Mar 25, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.

  13. Mar 25, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Steineke, Rodriguez, Snyder, Pronschinske, Kurtz, James, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Tittl, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Allen, Duchow, Kulp, Petryk, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Edming, Schraa, Krug, Murphy, Subeck and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Carpenter

  2. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Mar 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Novak added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 23, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. May 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Plumer

  7. Jun 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  9. Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  10. Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules

  12. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jun 18, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jun 24, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Utilities and Housing

  20. Aug 13, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary