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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 550

Technical education equipment grants, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 21, 2024. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 20, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 7, 2023

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 16, 2024

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2023 Wisconsin Act 165

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 21, 2024: “Published 3-22-2024”

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What it does

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

Current law provides that the Department of Workforce Development may award technical education equipment grants to school districts for the acquisition of equipment that is used in advanced manufacturing fields in the workplace. As a condition of receiving a grant, a school district must provide a match equal to 200 percent of the grant amount awarded. Grants are limited to no more than $50,000 per grant. This bill does all of the following:

1. Allows grant moneys to also be used for the enhancement or improvement of a technical education facility and for the acquisition of equipment that is used in construction fields in the workplace.

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2. Allows grants to be awarded to consortia consisting of multiple school districts.

3. Raises the maximum grant award amount from $50,000 to $100,000.

4. Requires DWD to award at least one-third of the grant moneys to applicants that are either school districts that are eligible for sparsity aid or consortia that include at least one such school district.

5. Reduces the amount of matching funds required to 100 percent of the grant amount if all of the matching funds are from private sources.

Who's behind it

13 representatives are its ⁠. All 13 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 15 names

Authors (13)

Signed on in support (2)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 3 · Nov 2, 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 Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 7, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 1 · Nov 2, 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 Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 9, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 91 to 7 · Nov 7, 2023 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (91)

Didn't vote (1)

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

Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 1 · Jan 9, 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 Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 21, 2024

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 21, 2024

    The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 165.

  3. Mar 18, 2024

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 16, 2024

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jan 9, 2024

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 1.

  6. Dec 6, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Nov 9, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges.

  8. Nov 8, 2023

    The Senate received it.

  9. Nov 7, 2023

    The Assembly passed it, 91 to 7.

  10. Nov 7, 2023

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Nov 2, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Nov 2, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 1.

  13. Nov 1, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Oct 24, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Oct 24, 2023

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  16. Oct 20, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities.

  17. Oct 20, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Oct 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Petryk; cosponsored by Senator Stafsholt

  2. Oct 20, 2023 · Assembly

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

  3. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Baldeh withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Brandtjen and Rettinger added as coauthors

  5. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green

  7. Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  10. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 9, Noes 1

  11. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  13. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 91, Noes 7

  18. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Nov 8, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges

  21. Dec 6, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  22. Jan 3, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Jan 9, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 1

  24. Jan 9, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  30. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-18-2024

  33. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  34. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 165

  35. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-22-2024

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Wisconsin Act

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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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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