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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 428

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Ballweg (R) , Bewley (D) , Feyen (R) , Ringhand (D)

15 cosponsors

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)

Full history

  1. Jun 24, 2021 · Senate

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

  2. Jun 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues

  3. Jun 29, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Vruwink added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 17, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 22, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  6. Feb 10, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1