Senate Bill 222
A pre-disaster flood resilience grant program. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 3, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 14, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 265
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 3, 2024: “Published 4-4-2024”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Division of Emergency Management (division) in the Department of Military Affairs to create and administer a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program. Under the program, the division may provide assessment or implementation grants for projects aimed at identifying and improving flood vulnerabilities and resilience priorities in local governmental units. “ Local governmental unit” is defined in the bill to mean a city, village, town, county, regional planning commission, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state. The division may award to a grant applicant up to $300,000 per assessment grant, and $250,000 per implementation grant. The program grants may cover up to 75 percent of the total anticipated project cost, and the applicant must detail from where it will source the remaining funding.
Under the bill, the division may only consider applications for a grant under the program if one of the following applies: 1) the application is for a project area that was the site of a presidentially declared disaster for flooding at any time in the 10 years preceding the grant cycle; 2) the application is for a project area that was the site of a governor-declared state of emergency for flooding at any time in the 10 years preceding the grant cycle; or 3) the application is for a local governmental unit that has a division-approved hazard mitigation plan that identifies localized exposure to flood risk. The division may consult with other state agencies regarding the administration of the program or the review of grant applicants.
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Under the bill, persons awarded a grant under the pre-disaster flood resilience grant program must spend all of the program's grant moneys received within two years of receiving the grant moneys, and within 90 days of project completion must provide to the division a report regarding a summary of the project's goals, activities conducted with grant moneys, and data demonstrating project goals to date. No later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the division shall submit a report to the governor and appropriate standing committees of the legislature that describes program activities and accomplishments of the preceding year, lists the grant recipients and grants awarded, and makes a recommendation on program continuation and funding levels. However, no report is required for any year that the program is not funded.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 7 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joers and Billings
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Housing vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · May 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Jun 7, 2023
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 3, 2024
The new law was published.
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Apr 3, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 265.
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Mar 29, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 22, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 14, 2023 to Nov 10, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.
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May 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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May 11, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 3, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 1, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 17, 2023 to Apr 27, 2023
3 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Apr 14, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
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Apr 14, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 14, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Jacque, James, Spreitzer, Testin and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Andraca, Baldeh, Behnke, Conley, Edming, Green, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Mursau, Palmeri, Rettinger, Shankland, Spiros and Subeck
- Apr 14, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
- Apr 17, 2023 · Senate
- Apr 21, 2023 · Senate
Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor
- Apr 27, 2023 · Senate
Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor
- May 1, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 3, 2023 · Senate
Representative Hong added as a cosponsor
- May 11, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Nov 10, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:10 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 30, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 29, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2024
- Apr 3, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 265
- Apr 3, 2024 · Senate
Published 4-4-2024
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote