Senate Bill 518
University of Wisconsin System branch campus redevelopment grants, including a grant to Richland County, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 29, 2024. It's . Before signing, the governor struck some parts using Wisconsin's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 16, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 13, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 96 to 2
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 250
Latest entry in the official record, May 14, 2024: “Failed to pass partial veto notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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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
Partial veto
Wisconsin's governor can strike parts of a budget bill and sign the rest into law.
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to award grants of up to $2,000,000 to political subdivisions of this state for costs associated with the redevelopment of buildings or other sites owned by the political subdivision on a UW System branch campus that are or will no longer be used for academic purposes. A branch campus is any of the former two-year college campuses that were partnered with a four-year UW System campus in the 2018 UW System restructuring. WEDC must award a $2,000,000 grant to Richland County before awarding a grant to any other political subdivision.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
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 6 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 0 · Jan 9, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · Jan 9, 2024
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 Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 7, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 7, 2024
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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 27 to 5 · Feb 13, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (27)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- 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)
- 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)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (5)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 96 to 2 · Feb 20, 2024 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (96)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Amy Binsfeld (R, 27)
- Angie Sapik (R, 73)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Ellen Schutt (R, 31)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nik Rettinger (R, 83)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Schmidt (R, 6)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Johnson (R, 33)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tom Michalski (R, 13)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Ty Bodden (R, 59)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (2)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
Didn't vote (1)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 14, 2024
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Mar 29, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 29, 2024
The governor signed it after striking some parts with a partial veto. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 250.
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Mar 26, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 20, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Assembly passed it too, 96 to 2.
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Feb 14, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 13, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 13, 2024
The Senate passed it, 27 to 5.
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Feb 13, 2024
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 7, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Feb 7, 2024
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 7, 2024
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 5, 2024
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 9, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Jan 9, 2024
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 6, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Dec 6, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 30, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 24, 2023 to Oct 26, 2023
2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Oct 16, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges.
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Oct 16, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Michalski, Novak, O'Connor and Oldenburg
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges
- Oct 24, 2023 · Senate
Representative Armstrong added as a cosponsor
- Oct 25, 2023 · Senate
Senator Tomczyk added as a coauthor
- Oct 26, 2023 · Senate
Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor
- Oct 30, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 30, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 28, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
- Dec 6, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 3, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 9, 2024 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Jan 9, 2024 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Jan 9, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 5, 2024 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
- Feb 5, 2024 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Senator Wimberger added as a coauthor
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 9, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 27, Noes 5
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 2
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 22, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)
- Feb 22, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 26, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024
- Mar 29, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 3-29-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 250
- Mar 29, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-30-2024
- May 13, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 14, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass partial veto notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
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
Partial veto
Wisconsin's governor can strike parts of a budget bill and sign the rest into law.
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
Partial veto
Wisconsin's governor can strike parts of a budget bill and sign the rest into law.
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