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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 183

Legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 29, 2021. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 9, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 18 to 12

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 59 to 36

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Mar 29, 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.

Under current law, with exceptions, the governor is authorized to receive and direct the expenditure of all federal funds received by the state. This bill increases the legislature's role in approving the expenditure of federal funds that are received by the state between the effective date of this bill and June 30, 2022, that relate to COVID-19 activities. Under the bill, as soon as practical after the receipt of any federal funds related to COVID-19 that are made available to the state, the governor must submit to the Joint Committee on Finance for a 14-day passive review a plan or plans for the expenditure of the funds.

Who's behind it

10 senators are its ⁠. All 10 are Republicans.

43 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 53 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (43)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 19, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 59 to 36 · Mar 23, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (59)

Didn't vote (1)

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

Senate vote

Passed, 18 to 12 · Mar 23, 2021 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 18 to 12 · Mar 23, 2021 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (2)

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

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Mar 29, 2021

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Mar 25, 2021

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 23, 2021

    The Assembly passed it too, 59 to 36.

  5. Mar 23, 2021

    “Read” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 23, 2021

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Mar 23, 2021

    The Senate passed it, 18 to 12.

  8. Mar 23, 2021

    “Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken, Ayes 18, Noes 12” (the official wording)

  9. Mar 19, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  10. Mar 12, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  11. Mar 11, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Mar 10, 2021

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  13. Mar 9, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.

  14. Mar 9, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 9, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Testin, Wanggaard, Bernier, Marklein, Stroebel, Jacque and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Steineke, August, Petersen, Vorpagel, Duchow, James, Kerkman, Born, Loudenbeck, Katsma, Zimmerman, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Skowronski, Kitchens, Ramthun, Edming, Spiros, Petryk, Neylon, Sortwell, Plumer, Tusler, Murphy, Moses, Summerfield, Snyder, Macco, Steffen, Rozar, Krug, Dittrich, Gundrum, Dallman, Tranel, Brooks, Allen, Wittke, Swearingen and Armstrong

  2. Mar 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 10, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Felzkowski added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 11, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Wirch and L. Taylor

  11. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken, Ayes 18, Noes 12

  13. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 12

  16. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read

  19. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  20. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 36, Paired 2

  24. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Mar 25, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Mar 25, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-25-2021

  28. Mar 29, 2021 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2021

  29. May 17, 2022 · Senate

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

  30. May 17, 2022 · Senate

    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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary