Senate Bill 894
A technology and innovation hub grant to BioForward, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 21, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 5, 2024
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 31 to 1
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 96 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 96
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 21, 2024: “Published 2-22-2024”
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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.
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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 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:
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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.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 19, 2024
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 Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 2, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 96 to 0 · Feb 13, 2024 · 3 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)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- 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)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- 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)
Didn't vote (3)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 31 to 1 · Feb 13, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (31)
- 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)
- 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)
No (1)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 21, 2024
The new law was published.
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Feb 21, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 96.
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Feb 21, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 19, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 13, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 13, 2024
The Assembly passed it, 96 to 0.
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Feb 13, 2024
“Read” (the official wording)
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Feb 13, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 13, 2024
The Senate passed it, 31 to 1.
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Feb 2, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Feb 1, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 31, 2024
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 19, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 17, 2024
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 17, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 9, 2024 to Jan 16, 2024
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jan 5, 2024
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges.
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Jan 5, 2024
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Jan 5, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges
- Jan 9, 2024 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor
- Jan 17, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 17, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 19, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 19, 2024 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 19, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 31, 2024 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Feb 1, 2024 · Senate
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 1, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 2, 2024 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 2, 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
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 31, Noes 1
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Read
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 14, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-19-2024
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 2-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 96
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Published 2-22-2024
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