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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 367

Loan for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Jul 8, 2021. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 27, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jun 22, 2021

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 20 to 12

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Jul 8, 2021.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes 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 authorizes the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to award a loan of up to $50,000,000 to the Consolidated Cooperative for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids. The loan is to be for the term and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between WEDC and the cooperative.

Additionally, WEDC may not award the loan unless it determines that substantial additional funding for the purchase of the paper mill has been secured from both nonstate revenue sources and in the form of a loan issued by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to an entity eligible for the loan. Finally, the bill requires the governor to allocate $50,000,000 of the funds accepted under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the loan.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 9 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 14 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (5)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 7 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 4 · Jun 16, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 4 · Jun 16, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 60 to 38 · Jun 22, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 38”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 63 to 35 · Jun 22, 2021

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (63)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote

Failed, 38 to 60 · Jun 22, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Refused to refer to committee on State Affairs, Ayes 38, Noes 60”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jun 29, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 20 to 12 · Jun 30, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Nov 15, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jul 8, 2021

    The governor vetoed it.

  4. Jul 2, 2021

    Sent to the governor.

  5. Jun 30, 2021

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Jun 30, 2021

    The Senate passed it too, 20 to 12.

  7. Jun 29, 2021

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  8. Jun 24, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  9. Jun 22, 2021

    The Senate received it.

  10. Jun 22, 2021

    The Assembly passed it, 63 to 35.

  11. Jun 22, 2021

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Jun 22, 2021

    “Placed at the foot of the calendar of 6-22-2021” (the official wording)

  13. Jun 16, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  14. Jun 16, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 4.

  15. Jun 10, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Jun 2, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Jun 1, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  18. May 27, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  19. May 27, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, Edming, Snyder, Callahan, Rozar, Spiros, VanderMeer, James and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Felzkowski and Ballweg

  2. May 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Jun 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Swearingen added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  6. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  9. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  10. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules

  12. Jun 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  13. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 6-22-2021

  14. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Shankland, B. Meyers, Snodgrass and Ohnstad

  16. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 38

  17. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on State Affairs, Ayes 38, Noes 60

  18. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  22. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Jun 22, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Jun 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Jun 24, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Jun 29, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Jun 29, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-30-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bewley

  29. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected

  31. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  34. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Stafsholt added as a cosponsor

  35. Jun 30, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  38. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 7-1-2021

  39. Jul 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  40. Jul 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 7-8-2021

  41. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  42. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  43. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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