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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 186

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Relating to: creating and funding a University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub and making an appropriation. (FE)

Dairy product Farm and farming Farmer University of wisconsin — Madison University of wisconsin — Platteville University of wisconsin — Regents University of wisconsin — River falls University of wisconsin — Student life

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Testin (R)

22 cosponsors

Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Summerfield (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 May 10, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 26, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Testin, Bernier, Darling, Feyen, Olsen and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Summerfield, Tauchen, Zimmerman, Edming, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer and Duchow

  2. Apr 26, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions

  3. May 1, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 9, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. May 14, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jun 12, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1