Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 15 R cosponsors

AB 388 — Relating to: creating a child care center renovations loan program. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 29, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The latest version of Assembly Bill 388 introduces a loan program specifically designed for child care centers, allowing licensed providers to receive funding for renovations. Key updates include provisions that ensure 60% of the loans go to in-home child care providers while 40% will be designated for others, with maximum loan amounts of $30,000 and $100,000 respectively. Additionally, these loans will be interest-free, but in-home providers mustshow they have maintained or established enrollment in their facilities within a year to keep the funding. This change is significant as it aims to improve child care facilities, addressing the need for better services for families in Wisconsin.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-3161/1 MDE:wlj&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 388 September 1, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives H URD, GOEBEN , EDMING, GREEN , GUNDRUM , K RUG, M AGNAFIC, M ELOTIK, O CONNOR , PENTERMAN , PETERSEN, PETRYK , PLUMER, R ODRIGUEZ, ROZAR, STEFFEN, S UMMERFIELD, SWEARINGEN , TRANEL and A RMSTRONG , cosponsored by Senators J AMES, CABRAL-G UEVARA and STROEBEL.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Children and Families.
Assembly Bill 388 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 238.145 of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 238.145 of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a child care center renovations revolving loan program, under which the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation must award loans to licensed child care providers for the purpose of making renovations to their facilities.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in (4) ELIGIBILITY.
Under the bill, 60 percent of the loans must go to in-home licensed child care providers, and 40 percent must go to licensed child care providers that are not in-home.
A child care provider is eligible for senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
An in-home child care provider may receive up to $30,000 per loan, and a licensed child care provider that is not in-home may receive up to $100,000 per loan.
a loan under sub.
The loans must be interest free.
(5) if all of the following conditions are SECTION 1.
An in-home child care provider must establish or maintain enrollment in the in-home child care facility within one year of receiving the loan.
If enrollment is not established or maintained, the corporation may claw back the loan.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3161/1 MDE:wlj&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 388 S ECTION 1 238.145 Child care center renovations revolving loan fund and program.
met:
(1) E STABLISHMENT OF FUND.
238.145 Child care center renovations revolving (a) The child care provider is licensed under s.
(a) The corporation shall establish a child care center renovations revolving loan fund, for the purpose of providing loans under sub.
48.65 or certified under s.
(3).
48.651 or demonstrates to the corpo- loan fundandprogram.
(b) All moneys appropriated to the corporation for child care providers in the 2024-25 fiscal biennium shall be credited to the fund.
(1) D EFINITION.
(c) All moneys received as repayments of loans awarded under sub.
In this section, ration that the child care provider will be licensed under “nonrelative children” means children who are not the child care provider’s natural or adopted children, foster s.
(3) shall be credited to the fund.
48.65 or certified under s.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD CARE CENTER RENOVATIONS REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM.
48.651 within one year after children, stepchildren, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, receiving a loan under sub.
The corporation shall establish and administer a child care center renovations revolving loan program for the purpose of awarding loans to licensed child care providers under sub.
(5).
(3).
first cousins, nephews, nieces, uncles, or aunts.
(3) LOAN REQUIREMENTS.
(b) Thechild care provider submits to the corporation (2) E STABLISHMENT OF FUND.
(a) From the child care center renovations revolving loan fund, the corporation shall award loans to licensed child care providers for renovations of licensed child care facilities.
(a) The corporation a business plan and 3−year financial forecast that demon- shall establish a child care center renovations revolving strates that the child care provider is capable of repaying a loan under sub.
(b) Of the loan funding awarded to child care providers under this subsection, the corporation shall award 60 percent to in-home licensed child care providers and 40 percent to licensed child care providers that are not in-home.
(5), as determined by the corporation.
(c) No loan awarded under this subsection to an in-home licensed child care provider may exceed $30,000.
loan fund, for the purpose of awarding loans under sub.
No loan awarded under this subsection to a licensed child care provider that is not in-home may exceed $100,000.
(5).
(d) The corporation shall charge no interest on a loan awarded under this subsection.
(5) L OAN REQUIREMENTS.
(e) An in-home child care provider who receives a loan under this subsection shall, within one year of receiving the loan, establish or maintain enrollment in the LRB-3161/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - MDE:wlj&cdc SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 388 child care provider's in-home child care facility.
(a) From the child care (b) All moneys appropriated to the corporation for center renovations revolving loan fund, the corporation child care providers in the 2023−25 fiscal biennium shall shall award loans to child care providers for renovations be credited to the fund.
If enrollment is not established or maintained, the corporation shall terminate the loan agreement and the child care provider shall be liable to the corporation for the amount awarded.
of child care facilities.
(END)
(c) All moneys received as repayments of loans (b) Of the loan funding awarded to child care awarded under sub.
(5) shall be credited to the fund.
providers under this subsection, the corporation shall award 60 percent to in−home child care providers and 40 (3) E STABLISHMENT OF CHILD CARE CENTER RENOVA - TIONS REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM .
(a) The corporation percent to child care providers that are not in−home.
shall establish and administer a child care center renova- (c) No loan awarded under this subsection to an in− tions revolving loan program for the purpose of awarding home child care provider may exceed $30,000.
No loan loans to child care providers under sub.
(5).
awarded under this subsection to a child care provider (b) The program established under this subsection that is not in−home may exceed $95,000.
shall not be subject to the restrictions under s.
238.124 (d) The corporation shall charge no interest on a loan (2).
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awarded under this subsection.
* Section 991.11,ISCONSISTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act − 2 − 2023 Assembly Bill 388 (dm) The corporation shall determine the repayment tain enrollment of nonrelative children in the child care terms of a loan awarded under this subsection and shall provider’s child care facility.
If enrollment is not estab- secure the loan with collateral or a personal guaranty.
lished or maintained, the corporation shall terminate the (e) 1.
A child care provider who is licensed under s.
loan agreement and the child care provider shall immedi- 48.65 or certified under s.
48.651 at the time that the child ately repay the outstanding balance of the loan.
care provider receives a loan under this subsection shall, (f) The corporation may, in consultation with the within one year of receiving the loan, establish or main- department of children and families, conduct an inquiry tain enrollment of nonrelative children in the child care into a child care provider’s financial health 3 years after provider’s child care facility.
If enrollment is not estab- the child care provider is awarded a loan under this sub- lished or maintained, the corporation shall terminate the section.
If the corporation, in consultation with the loan agreement and the child care provider shall immedi- department of children and families, determines that the ately repay the outstanding balance of the loan.
child care provider is no longer capable of repaying the 2.
A child care provider who is not licensed under s.
loan, as determined by the corporation, the corporation 48.65 or certified under s.
48.651 at the time that the child may terminate the loan agreement and may require that care provider receives a loan under this subsection shall, the child care provider immediately repay the outstand- within 2 years of receiving the loan, establish and main- ing balance of the loan.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2024

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

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

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  18. Fiscal estimate received

  19. Received from Assembly

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  26. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Billings, Goyke, Ratcliff, Myers, C. Anderson, Vining, Jacobson, Palmeri, Emerson, Riemer, Baldeh, Haywood, Hong, Stubbs, Madison, Sinicki, Joers, Ohnstad, Shelton, Bare, Snodgrass, Subeck, Andraca, Clancy, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Moore Omokunde, Considine, Drake, Cabrera, Shankland and J. Anderson

  27. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  28. Read a second time

  29. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hurd

  30. Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 by Committee on Rules

  31. LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  32. Referred to committee on Rules

  33. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  34. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  35. Executive action taken

  36. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hurd

  37. Fiscal estimate received

  38. Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  39. Senator Felzkowski added as a cosponsor

  40. Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  41. Public hearing held

  42. LRB correction

  43. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  44. Introduced by Representatives Hurd, Goeben, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Melotik, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Rozar, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tranel and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senators James, Cabral-Guevara and Stroebel

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20 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 33 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (112)

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CONCURRENCE

Passed 22 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 19000
Democrat 0800
Total 221000
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 62 Yea · 35 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 43000
Democrat 02400
Unaffiliated 191100
Total 623500
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Nay
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Who sponsors AB 388?
AB 388 is sponsored by Hurd, Karen (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Edming, Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Magnafici, Melotik, Paul (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Rozar, Steffen, David (Republican), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Tranel, Travis (Republican), and Armstrong, David (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 388?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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