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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 43

State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 15, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Introduction This bill is the executive budget bill under section 16.47 (1) of the statutes. It contains the governor's recommendations for appropriations for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.

The bill sets the appropriation levels in chapter 20 of the statutes for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. The descriptions that follow in this analysis relate to the most significant changes in the law that are proposed in the bill.

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For additional information concerning the bill, see the Department of Administration's publication Budget in Brief and the executive budget books, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau's summary document, and the Legislative Reference Bureau's drafting files, which contain separate drafts on each policy item.

__________________________________________________________________ Guide to the bill The budget bill is organized like other bills. First, treatments of statutes appear in ascending numerical order of the statute affected. Next, any treatments of prior session laws appear ordered by the year of original enactment and then by act number (for instance, a treatment of 2019 Wisconsin Act 15 would precede a treatment of 2021 Wisconsin Act 6 ). Next, any treatments of the Administrative Rules appear.

The remaining sections of the budget bill are organized by type of provision and, within each type, alphabetically by state agency. The first two digits of the four-digit section number indicate the type of provision:

91XX Nonstatutory provisions.

92XX Fiscal changes.

93XX Initial applicability.

94XX Effective dates.

The remaining two digits indicate the state agency or subject area to which the provision relates:

XX01 Administration.

XX02 Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

XX03 Arts Board.

XX04 Building Commission.

XX05 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

XX06 Children and Families.

XX07 Circuit Courts.

XX08 Corrections.

XX09 Court of Appeals.

XX10 District Attorneys.

XX11 Educational Communications Board.

XX12 Elections Commission.

XX13 Employee Trust Funds.

XX14 Employment Relations Commission.

XX15 Ethics Commission.

XX16 Financial Institutions.

XX17 Governor.

XX18 Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

XX19 Health Services.

XX20 Higher Educational Aids Board.

XX21 Historical Society.

XX22 Housing and Economic Development Authority.

XX23 Insurance.

XX24 Investment Board.

XX25 Joint Committee on Finance.

XX26 Judicial Commission.

XX27 Justice.

XX28 Legislature.

XX29 Lieutenant Governor.

XX30 Local Government.

Who's behind it

The Joint Committee on Finance introduced it at the governor's request.

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.

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 4 · Jun 27, 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 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 4 · Jun 27, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 27, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 4.

  3. Jun 27, 2023

    “Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received” (the official wording)

  4. Apr 26, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Apr 12, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Apr 11, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Apr 5, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Mar 30, 2023

    “Agency briefing held by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)

  9. Mar 28, 2023

    “Agency briefing held by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)

  10. Mar 7, 2023

    “Housing report received pursuant to s. 13.099 (2) Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)

  11. Mar 2, 2023

    “Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)

  12. Feb 15, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.

  13. Feb 15, 2023

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  14. Feb 15, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tony Evers

  2. Feb 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Feb 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions

  4. Mar 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes

  5. Mar 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Housing report received pursuant to s. 13.099 (2) Wisconsin Statutes

  6. Mar 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Agency briefing held by joint committee on Finance

  7. Mar 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Agency briefing held by joint committee on Finance

  8. Apr 5, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held by joint committee on Finance

  9. Apr 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held by joint committee on Finance

  10. Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held by joint committee on Finance

  11. Apr 26, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held by joint committee on Finance

  12. May 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  13. May 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  14. May 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  15. May 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  16. May 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  17. May 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  18. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  19. Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  20. Jun 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  21. Jun 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  22. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  23. Jun 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  24. Jun 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  25. Jun 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  26. Jun 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  27. Jun 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  28. Jun 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  29. Jun 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 6-29-2023 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  30. Jun 29, 2023 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  31. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote