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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 765

Requiring a study relating to green banks 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 21, 2020

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 Administration to contract with an independent consultant to conduct a study into developing a green bank in this state.

A “green bank” is defined under the bill as “a financial institution that uses a combination of public funds and private investment to finance the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.” Under the bill, DOA must submit a report on the study to the legislature no later than one year after the bill's effective date.

Who's behind it

23 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 23 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 28 names

Authors (23)

Signed on in support (5)

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 21, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions.

  3. Jan 21, 2020

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neubauer, Crowley, Stubbs, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Hebl, Kolste, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Hansen, Larson, Shilling and Smith

  2. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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

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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

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