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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 82

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: creative economy development initiative grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Arts Arts board Business Employment Industrial development

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a grant program administered by the Arts Board in the

Department of Tourism. The bill requires the Arts Board to award grants on a

competitive basis to businesses, whether operated for profit or not for profit, local

governmental agencies, and business development organizations or associations

that work to promote any of the following in Wisconsin:

1. Individuals or organizations whose products or services have an origin in

artistic, cultural, creative, or aesthetic content.

2. Job creation.

3. Economic development.

4. Arts education.

5. Workforce training and development.

Under the bill, such a grant may not exceed $40,000, and the bill prohibits the

Arts Board from awarding a grant unless the proposed grant recipient has secured

from nonstate sources an amount equal to at least twice the amount of the proposed

grant.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Feyen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Tiffany (R)

15 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Duchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Ramthun and Novak , Rohrkaste (R) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 7, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Petrowski, Tiffany and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Petryk, Allen, Billings, Duchow, Krug, Kulp, Ohnstad, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Snyder, C. Taylor and Thiesfeldt

  2. Mar 7, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 12, 2019 · Senate

    Representatives Ramthun and Novak added as cosponsors

  4. Mar 13, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 17, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1