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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 649

Online clearinghouse of information for small businesses in Wisconsin. (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 8, 2020

  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 Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. 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 establish on the Internet a clearinghouse of information for small businesses in Wisconsin. Under the bill, DOA must coordinate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Departments of Workforce Development and Revenue, local governments, local economic development organizations, and any other person DOA considers appropriate, to publish information relevant to small businesses on the clearinghouse, including information relating to all of the following:

1. Bidding opportunities for small businesses to participate in state and local government contracts.

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2. Economic development programs, whether public or private, that may offer benefits to small businesses.

3. Courses of instruction, networking opportunities, and other events or opportunities encouraging the establishment, development, and expansion of small businesses.

4. Requirements for small businesses to obtain from the state or a local government any license, permit, or other authorization.

5. Requirements for small businesses to pay any tax, fee, assessment, or other charge imposed by the state or a local government.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Democrats.

28 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (5)

Signed on in support (28)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 31, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Jan 16, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jan 13, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jan 8, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

  6. Jan 8, 2020

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Shilling, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Crowley, Haywood, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Hintz, Kolste, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Kulp

  2. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Jan 13, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 16, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 16, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 31, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. 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.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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.

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

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