Senate Bill 196
Revolving loan funds administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for certain activities of paper mills, a paper science grant, 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
Apr 30, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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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 Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to do all of the following:
1. Establish a $30,000,000 revolving loan fund to assist paper mills in this state to transition to the manufacture of paper products other than white paper.
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2. Establish a $30,000,000 revolving loan fund to assist paper mills in this state to modernize facilities, increase energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable and clean energy sources, and reduce harmful by-products and waste.
The bill requires WHEDA to establish policies and procedures implementing the revolving loan fund program under the bill, including job retention requirements. Additionally, under the bill, the revolving loan funds must satisfy all of the following requirements:
1. Each loan must be interest free.
2. No business may receive more than $5,000,000 in loans from the revolving loan funds combined.
3. Each loan must be repaid on at least a quarterly basis and must be repaid in full over a period of no more than five years.
4. The five-year or less repayment period for each loan may not begin until after installation of the project funded by the loan is complete, as determined WHEDA.
Finally, the bill requires WHEDA to award a grant of up to $500,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for its paper science program.
Who's behind it
Dave Hansen, a Democrat, is its .
11 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Staush Gruszynski · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
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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May 16, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 6, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 30, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade.
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Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 30, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Stuck, Gruszynski, Bowen, Considine, Shankland, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tusler
- Apr 30, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade
- May 6, 2019 · Senate
Representative Zamarripa added as a cosponsor
- May 16, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
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