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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 894

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Relating to: a technology and innovation hub grant to BioForward, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE)

Economic development corporation wisconsin Industrial development

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides $7,500,000 in funding for a grant to BioForward, Inc., in its

capacity as the lead consortium member of a consortium formed for purposes of

Wisconsin's designation by the federal government as a regional technology and

innovation hub eligible for a federal regional technology and innovation hub grant.

Under the bill, grant moneys may be expended for the following projects, but only to

the extent consistent with the purposes of such federal grant and only if the federal

grant is actually awarded:

1. The establishment in Wisconsin of a clinical work flow and supply chain

support center for image-guided therapies and theranostics.

2. The construction of expanded shared lab space at Forward BIOLABS, Inc.,

the construction of new Forward BIOLABS, Inc., lab space, and the development of

lab-related programming and support for the expansion of Forward BIOLABS, Inc.

3. The development of a program that provides support for manufacturing and

supply chain companies in Wisconsin to develop apprenticeship programs and the

development of incentives for Wisconsin employers to engage apprentices in

high-demand industry sectors.

The bill requires that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and

BioForward, Inc., submit a joint report to the Joint Committee on Finance, annually

for three years, that details all uses of the grant moneys.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Quinn (R) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stroebel (R)

23 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Emerson (D) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Macco (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Petryk (R) , Pfaff (D) , Rettinger (R) , Sapik (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 2, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 96–0 Feb 13, 2024 official source full page

Aye · 96

Not voting · 3

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 31–1 Feb 13, 2024 official source full page

Nay · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 5, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Quinn, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Zimmerman, Gustafson, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Petryk, Rettinger, Sapik and Steffen

  2. Jan 5, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges

  3. Jan 9, 2024 · Senate

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 17, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 17, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jan 31, 2024 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  11. Feb 1, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  12. Feb 1, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Feb 2, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  14. Feb 2, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  19. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 1

  20. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  22. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Read

  23. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  24. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  28. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  29. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 14, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  31. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-19-2024

  33. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  34. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 96

  35. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Published 2-22-2024