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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 963

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: main street bounceback grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Business Economic development corporation wisconsin Municipality — Planning

  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

This bill appropriates $25,000,000 in general purpose revenue in each year of

the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

to award grants to provide assistance to businesses opening a new location or

expanding operations in a vacant commercial space. WEDC already administers

such a program, which is nonstatutory, with federal American Rescue Plan Act

(ARPA) funding. Under the bill, WEDC must establish eligibility requirements and

other policies and procedures for grants awarded under the bill that are

substantially similar to the eligibility requirements and policies and procedures in

effect on June 30, 2023, for the Wisconsin Tomorrow Main Street Bounceback Grant

program administered by WEDC. Additionally, WEDC may not award a grant under

the bill to a nonprofit organization.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Baldeh (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Hong (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

11 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Billings (D) , Carpenter (D) , Doyle (D) , Haywood (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Joers, Vining, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Hong, Jacobson, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch

  2. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism

  3. Jan 26, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 8, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  8. May 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor