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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 722

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Relating to: prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance.

County — Finance Discrimination Discrimination in employment Municipality — Finance State agencies

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, no state agency or local governmental unit may do any of the

following in awarding a grant or loan or other financial assistance to any person:

1. Discriminate against the person based on the person's participation in

production agriculture or the exploration, production, use, transport, sale, or

manufacture of fossil fuel–based energy.

2. Consider social and governance criteria; diversity, equity, and inclusion

policies; or political and ideological factors.

The bill does not apply to the State of Wisconsin Investment Board or any assets

under its management.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rettinger (R)

2 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Tomczyk (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Murphy, O'Connor and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Tomczyk

  2. Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1