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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 422

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Relating to: rural creative economy grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Arts Arts board Business Employment Industrial development Rural planning

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 creative businesses, products, or services in rural areas in

Wisconsin, including by fostering any of the following:

1. Job and business creation and capacity building.

2. Workforce training and development.

3. Community and sector planning, development, and engagement.

4. Products or services with artistic, cultural, creative, or aesthetic qualities.

Under the bill, such a grant may not exceed $40,000 and must be expended

solely for the benefit of rural areas. Additionally, the bill prohibits the Arts Board

from awarding a grant unless the grant recipient matches the amount of the grant

with moneys raised from nonstate sources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , B. Meyers (D) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Edming (R) , Kitchens (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Rozar (R) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D)

5 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bewley (D) , Feyen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Shelton (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Rozar, Novak, Armstrong, Callahan, Dallman, Edming, Kitchens, B. Meyers, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Shankland, Snyder, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Ringhand and Ballweg

  2. Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development

  3. Nov 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Shelton added as a coauthor

  5. Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Nov 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rozar

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1