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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 629

A shovel-ready workforce housing development site program. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 15, 2022. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 20, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 22, 2022

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 24, 2022

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Apr 15, 2022.

  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.

This bill requires the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to implement a program under which it must certify residential real estate developments as shovel-ready. Under the bill, a site is eligible for certification if all of the following apply:

1. The site is zoned for residential development and has clear title.

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2. The residential development, or prospective residential development, includes at least 20 new single-family dwelling units each of which is on a lot that is no larger than one-quarter acre or includes a multifamily dwelling that has at least 16 dwelling units with at least eight dwelling units per acre.

3. Any preliminary environmental assessments of the site are complete.

4. Site maps, including a U.S. geological survey topographical map, and aerial photographs are complete.

5. Sufficient planning, surveys, title work, and soil analyses for the site are complete.

6. Public utilities and infrastructure are in place.

7. Any appropriate site studies, including a wetland delineation study, are complete.

8. The site developer attests that the development fee for the project will not exceed $5,000 per dwelling unit.

9. All required permits are in place or will be in place no later than 60 days after WEDC certifies the site as shovel-ready.

The bill also requires WEDC to establish procedures to expedite permits for sites certified as shovel-ready and requires local governmental units and executive branch state agencies to give priority to, and use all reasonable means to expedite, permits required for sites certified as shovel-ready.

Who's behind it

Dan Feyen, a Republican, is its ⁠.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 9 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 9, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 9, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Apr 15, 2022

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Apr 14, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 24, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Feb 23, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Feb 23, 2022

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Feb 9, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  10. Feb 9, 2022

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  11. Jan 26, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Nov 11, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Oct 27, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Oct 26, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  15. Oct 20, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development.

  16. Oct 20, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Armstrong, Dittrich, Kitchens, Moses and Edming

  2. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic and Workforce Development

  3. Oct 26, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Krug added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 27, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 28, 2021 · Senate

    LRB correction

  6. Nov 11, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  9. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:04 AM on 2-24-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 30

  23. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Apr 14, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022

  31. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022

  32. May 17, 2022 · Senate

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

  33. 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.

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Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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