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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 124

Employment and training activities for homeless populations, the Council on Workforce Investment, and local workforce development boards

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

    Mar 20, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development. 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.

Under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), federal funds are allocated to the state and, in turn, to local workforce development areas designated by the governor to provide employment and training activities for job seekers and workers. The WIOA repealed a prior law known as the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which contained a number of similar provisions. To receive funding under the WIOA, the governor must establish a state workforce development board, which is called under the bill the Council on Workforce Investment. The WIOA also requires the establishment of local workforce development boards. The bill requires the Council on Workforce Investment and local workforce development boards to have at least one member who is a representative of an organization that provides continuum of care services.

This bill requires the state council to identify certain populations for services under its WIOA strategic plans. The populations to be included are 1) homeless individuals from ages 18 to 24; 2) certain children placed in out-of-home care; and 3) homeless adults.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.

30 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (30)

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 26, 2019 to Apr 3, 2019

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. Mar 20, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development.

  4. Mar 20, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 20, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 20, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development

  3. Mar 26, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Novak added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 3, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 23, 2019 · Senate

    LRB correction

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Public hearing

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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

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Author

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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.

More in the glossary

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

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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