Senate Bill 284
Talent attraction and retention initiatives focusing on active duty military personnel transitioning out of the U.S. armed forces and veterans and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 15, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation administers a program under which it collaborates with state agencies to develop and implement initiatives for the attraction of talent to and retention of talent in this state.
This bill requires WEDC to expend $5,000,000 for the purpose of talent attraction and retention initiatives focused specifically on active duty military personnel transitioning out of the U.S. armed forces and veterans. The initiatives must include digital marketing, direct outreach to military personnel, and grants to local and regional economic development organizations for talent attraction and retention initiatives focused specifically on active duty military personnel transitioning out of the U.S. armed forces and veterans. The bill also requires WEDC to submit a report to the legislature that describes in detail each initiative undertaken as required under the bill in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the dollar amount expended on the initiative, and WEDC's assessment of the success of the initiative.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
27 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (27)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Wichgers
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 5, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 17, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 15, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges.
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May 15, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 15, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Quinn, Feyen, Felzkowski, James and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Magnafici, Armstrong, C. Anderson, Behnke, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Krug, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Shankland, Snyder, Steffen, Stubbs and Tranel
- May 15, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges
- May 17, 2023 · Senate
Senator Wichgers added as a cosponsor
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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