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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 888

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Relating to: talent attraction and retention initiatives focusing on veterans. (FE)

Economic development corporation wisconsin Federal aid Governor State agencies Veteran

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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

Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

administers a program under which it collaborates with state agencies to develop

and implement initiatives for the attraction of talent to and retention of talent in this

state. This bill requires WEDC to expend $10,000,000 for the purpose of talent

attraction and retention initiatives focused specifically on veterans. The bill

requires the governor to allocate $10,000,000 of the funds accepted under the federal

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for that purpose.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Kerkman (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Petryk (R) , Rozar (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Tauchen (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

5 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Marklein (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tittl (R) , Wimberger (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 9, Noes 3

Passed 9–3 Feb 9, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 4, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 12

Passed 20–12 Mar 8, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 20–12 Mar 8, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 21, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Magnafici, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Gundrum, James, Kerkman, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Petryk, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Tauchen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Ballweg and Marklein

  2. Jan 21, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy

  3. Jan 26, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Ohnstad, Shelton and Bowen

  5. Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Tittl added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  9. Feb 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-17-2022 by Committee on Rules

  11. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  16. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff, Larson, Carpenter, Johnson, Agard, Smith, Bewley, Ringhand and Erpenbach

  23. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  25. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

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

  28. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2022

  31. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  32. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  33. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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

  34. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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