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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 388

Creating a child care center renovations loan program. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 29, 2024. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 1, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 14, 2023

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 22 to 10

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Mar 29, 2024.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 15, 2024: “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 creates a child care center renovations revolving loan program, under which the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation must award loans to licensed child care providers for the purpose of making renovations to their facilities.

Under the bill, 60 percent of the loans must go to in-home licensed child care providers, and 40 percent must go to licensed child care providers that are not in-home. An in-home child care provider may receive up to $30,000 per loan, and a licensed child care provider that is not in-home may receive up to $100,000 per loan. The loans must be interest free. An in-home child care provider must establish or maintain enrollment in the in-home child care facility within one year of receiving the loan. If enrollment is not established or maintained, the corporation may claw back the loan.

Who's behind it

20 representatives are its ⁠. All 20 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 26 names

Authors (20)

Signed on in support (6)

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 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Sep 12, 2023

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 4 · Sep 12, 2023

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 Children and Families, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 62 to 35 · Sep 14, 2023

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 62 to 35 · Sep 14, 2023 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (62)

Didn't vote (2)

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

Senate Committee on Mental Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 8, 2024

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 22 to 10 · Feb 13, 2024

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

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

What happened

  1. May 15, 2024

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Mar 29, 2024

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Mar 26, 2024

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 13, 2024

    The Senate passed it too, 22 to 10.

  5. Feb 8, 2024

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

  6. Oct 18, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Sep 20, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.

  8. Sep 20, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Sep 15, 2023

    The Senate received it.

  10. Sep 14, 2023

    The Assembly passed it, 62 to 35.

  11. Sep 14, 2023

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Sep 12, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Sep 12, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.

  14. Sep 8, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Sep 6, 2023 to Sep 8, 2023

    2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  16. Sep 6, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Sep 1, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  18. Sep 1, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hurd, Goeben, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Melotik, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Rozar, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tranel and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senators James, Cabral-Guevara and Stroebel

  2. Sep 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Sep 5, 2023 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  4. Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  6. Sep 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Felzkowski added as a cosponsor

  7. Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  8. Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hurd

  10. Sep 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Sep 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  12. Sep 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  13. Sep 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Sep 12, 2023 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  15. Sep 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 by Committee on Rules

  16. Sep 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hurd

  17. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Billings, Goyke, Ratcliff, Myers, C. Anderson, Vining, Jacobson, Palmeri, Emerson, Riemer, Baldeh, Haywood, Hong, Stubbs, Madison, Sinicki, Joers, Ohnstad, Shelton, Bare, Snodgrass, Subeck, Andraca, Clancy, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Moore Omokunde, Considine, Drake, Cabrera, Shankland and J. Anderson

  20. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  21. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  25. Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Sep 15, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  27. Sep 20, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  28. Sep 20, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  29. Oct 18, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  30. Feb 8, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  31. Feb 8, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  32. Feb 8, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  33. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  34. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  35. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  36. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  37. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  38. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  39. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  40. Feb 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2024

  41. Mar 26, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  42. Mar 29, 2024 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  43. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  44. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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Veto override

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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