Senate Bill 319
The transportation facilities economic assistance and development program. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 26, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jul 10, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 5, 2019
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 12, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 63
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 26, 2019: “Published 11-26-2019”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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.
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Transportation administers a transportation facilities economic assistance and development program (TEA). As part of an economic development project under TEA, DOT may improve a highway, airport, or harbor, or provide other assistance for the improvement of such transportation facilities or certain rail property or railroad tracks. DOT may also make loans for the improvement of any of these transportation facilities. The state share of costs for the improvement of any transportation facility (grant ceiling) may generally not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the cost of the improvement or $5,000 for each job resulting from the improvement or the economic development project.
This bill specifies that both jobs created and jobs retained resulting from the improvement or economic development project may be used in setting the grant ceiling.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Patty Schachtner · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 26, 2019
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 Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 26, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 26, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 63.
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Nov 19, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 12, 2019
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 6, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 6, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 5, 2019
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 2, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 26, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Aug 8, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 25, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jul 10, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jul 10, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jul 10, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Bewley, Feyen, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Quinn, Billings, Edming, Horlacher, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Petryk, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wittke
- Jul 10, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Jul 25, 2019 · Senate
Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor
- Aug 8, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 25, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 26, 2019 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 26, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 2, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 12, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 18, 2019 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 19, 2019 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)
- Nov 26, 2019 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-25-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 63
- Nov 26, 2019 · Senate
Published 11-26-2019
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote