Assembly Bill 1188
Grants for participation in esports competitions 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
Mar 10, 2022
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 30, 2022: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 creates a pilot program under which the Department of Public Instruction awards grants to eligible teams for expenses related to participating in esports competitions. Under the bill, an esports competition is an organized, multiplayer video game competition. To be eligible for an esports participation grant, a team must consist of pupils and at least one mentor and must demonstrate to DPI that it will provide matching funds equal to the amount of the grant. Under the bill, DPI must administer the esports participation grant pilot program in the 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 school years. Finally, the bill requires DPI to publish a list of grant recipients on its Internet site and to submit a report on the pilot program to the legislature.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (12)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Tip McGuire · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sara Rodriguez · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 30, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 10, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Haywood, Brostoff, Considine, Drake, Hebl, Hong, Ohnstad, S. Rodriguez, Sinicki, Subeck and Shelton; cosponsored by Senator Cowles
- Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Mar 30, 2022 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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