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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 281

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Relating to: grants for certain small businesses. (FE)

Business Disease Federal aid Governor Revenue department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Small business grants

This bill requires the Department of Revenue to provide grants to businesses

in this state that had total sales in 2019 of less than $7 million and suffered economic

damage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill also requires the governor

to allocate $200 million from moneys received from the federal government pursuant

to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to make the grants.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R)

26 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Kitchens and Wichgers , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Snyder (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 Apr 8, 2021 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Apr 5, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Darling, Felzkowski and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Swearingen, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Edming, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke, Zimmerman and James

  2. Apr 5, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  6. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 9, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Representatives Kitchens and Wichgers added as cosponsors

  9. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 4-14-2021

  12. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Laid on table

  13. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1