Senate Bill 712
Grant related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids and loan guarantee related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 19, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation award a grant of up to $1,000,000 to an eligible recipient to maintain operations at the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids. The grant is to be upon the terms and conditions determined by WEDC, and WEDC may award the grant only as approved or modified by the Joint Committee on Finance.
The bill also authorizes WEDC to issue a loan guarantee of up to $15,000,000 to an eligible borrower to purchase or make infrastructure improvements to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls. The loan guarantee is to be upon the terms and conditions determined by WEDC, and WEDC may issue the loan guarantee only as approved or modified by the Joint Committee on Finance.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 23, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 19, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry.
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Nov 19, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 19, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Stafsholt, Petrowski, Bernier and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, B. Meyers, Spiros, Tusler and Shankland
- Nov 19, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry
- Nov 23, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate