Assembly Bill 144
Skills enhancement grants and making an appropriation
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 25, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 18, 2019
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill increases funding for skills enhancement programs by $250,000 per fiscal year in fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21. Under current law, the Department of Children and Families provides $250,000 in each fiscal year to community action agencies to provide skills enhancement programs for individuals who work at least 20 hours per week and whose income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty line. The services currently provided under these programs include access to transportation, child care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and training.
Who's behind it
28 lawmakers are its . 27 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (28)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
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 Workforce Development vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 4 · 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 Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · 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 Workforce Development, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 24, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development.
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Jun 18, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Jun 18, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 18, 2019
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jun 12, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 12, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Apr 23, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 27, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 25, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.
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Mar 25, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Steineke, Rodriguez, Snyder, Pronschinske, Plumer, Dittrich, James, Nygren, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Tittl, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Allen, Duchow, Kulp, Petryk, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Schraa, Krug, Murphy, Horlacher, Tusler and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Feyen and Carpenter
- Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development
- Mar 27, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- Apr 23, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 31, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz
- Jun 4, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 18, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development
- 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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote