Senate Bill 853
Construction of or improvements to indoor, athletic or aquatic athletic facilities, granting bonding authority, 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
Feb 20, 2020
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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 Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill amends the 2019-21 Authorized State Building Program to add grants to assist in constructing or making improvements to indoor, athletic or aquatic athletic facilities statewide. The bill authorizes $5,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing for the grants. Each grant may not exceed $1,000,000, and each grant recipient is required to raise nonstate funding in an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the total cost of the project for which the grant is awarded.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.
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Feb 20, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 20, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Testin and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Fields, Loudenbeck and Vruwink
- Feb 20, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- 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
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