Assembly Bill 207
Creating and funding a University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 10, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Agriculture. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to create a UW Dairy Innovation Hub. The bill provides $7,900,000 each year to the UW System to fund the requirements under the bill. The Dairy Innovation Hub must include operations at UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, and UW-River Falls. The Dairy Innovation Hub must also include disciplines in four separate sectors to accomplish the following objectives: ensure animal health and welfare; enrich human health and nutrition; steward land and water resources; and grow farm businesses and communities. The Board of Regents must allocate funding under the bill as follows: 52 percent to create positions, establish and operate an advanced dairy management academy, and provide support for research facilities and infrastructure at UW-Madison; 24 percent to create positions and provide support for research facilities and infrastructure at UW-Platteville; and 24 percent to create positions and provide support for research facilities and infrastructure at UW-River Falls. The Board of Regents must annually submit a report to the legislature regarding the Dairy Innovation Hub.
Who's behind it
20 representatives are its . All 20 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 12, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 14, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 10, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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May 10, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 10, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Summerfield, Tauchen, Zimmerman, Edming, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Testin, Bernier, Darling, Feyen, Olsen and Petrowski
- May 10, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- May 14, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Loudenbeck added as a coauthor
- 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.
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. 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
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