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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 72

Requiring certain occupational areas to be included in the youth apprenticeship program. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 7, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  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 ⁠”

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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 requires the Department of Workforce Development to include 16 specific occupational areas, commonly referred to as “career clusters,” for the youth apprenticeship program. Under current law, DWD is required to approve and maintain a list of approved career clusters, but is not required to include any specific career cluster.

Who's behind it

14 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 14 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (3)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 4 · Jan 28, 2020

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 28, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jan 28, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.

  4. Sep 24, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Mar 25, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Mar 7, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  7. Mar 7, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Oldenburg, Brandtjen, James, Murphy, Mursau, Nygren, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Steffen, Summerfield, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Feyen and Nass

  2. Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 14, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 28, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  7. Jan 28, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote