Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 7 R cosponsors

SB 183 — Relating to: legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 183 adds a requirement that the governor must submit plans for spending federal COVID-19 funds to the Joint Committee on Finance for review. If the committee does not respond within 14 working days, the governor can proceed with the plan; otherwise, the plan must be approved by the committee first. This change enhances legislative oversight of federal funds, ensuring that the spending aligns with the interests of the state and its constituents. It matters because it increases transparency and accountability in how COVID-19 funds are allocated and used.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-2422/1 CMH:cdc&amn SENATE BILL 183 March 9, 2021 - Introduced by Senators L EMAHIEU, KAPENGA , FEYEN, TESTI, WANGGAARD , BERNIER, M ARKLEIN, STROEBEL , JACQUE and B ALLWEG, cosponsored by RepresentativesOS, TEINEKE, UGUST, PETERSEN, ORPAGEL, DUCHOW , JAMES, K ERKMAN, B ORN, LOUDENBECK , KATSMA, ZIMMERMAN , J.
Date of enactment:
RODRIGUEZ, K URTZ, SKOWRONSKI , KITCHENS, R AMTHUN, E DMING, S PIRO, PETRYK, NEYLON, ORTWELL , LUMER , USLER, MURPHY, MOSES, SUMMERFIELD, SNYDER, M ACCO, STEFFEN, R OZAR, KRUG, D ITTRIC, GUNDRUM , D ALLMAN, TRANEL, BROOKS, ALLEN, WITTKE, SWEARINGEN and ARMSTRONG .
Senate Bill 183 Date of publication*:
Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT relating to:
A N A CT relating to:
legislative oversight of federal COVID−19 funds.
legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in (b) Expenditure of federal funds related to senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, with exceptions, the governor is authorized to receive and direct the expenditure of all federal funds received by the state.
COVID−19.
This bill increases the legislature's role in approving the expenditure of federal funds that are received by the state between the effective date of this bill and June 30, 2022, that relate to COVID-19 activities.
Under the bill, as soon as practical after the receipt of any federal funds related to COVID-19 that are made available to the state, the governor must submit to the Joint Committee on Finance for a 14-day passive review a plan or plans for the expenditure of the funds.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL FUNDS RELATED COVID -19.
(a) Definitions.
In this section:
1.
“COVID-19” means an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
2.
“Federal funds related to COVID-19" means federal moneys received by the state beginning on the effective date of this subdivision and ending on June 30, 2022, - 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2422/1 CMH:cdc&amn SENATE BILL 183 SECTION 1 pursuant to federal legislation enacted during the 116th or 117th Congress for the purpose of COVID-19 related activities.
(b) Expenditure of federal funds related to COVID-19.
16.54, as soon as practical after the receipt of any federal funds related to COVID-19, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan or plans for the expenditure of the federal funds related to COVID-19.
16.54, as soon as practi- cal after the receipt of any federal funds related to COVID−19, the governor shall submit to the joint com- S ECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing a plan within 14 working days after the date the governor submits the plan, the governor may implement the plan.
mittee on finance a plan or plans for the expenditure of (1) L EGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL FUNDS the federal funds related to COVID−19.
If, within 14 working days after the date the governor submits a plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the governor may implement the plan only as approved by the committee.
If the cochair- RELATED TO COVID −19.
(END)
persons of the committee do not notify the governor that (a) Definitions.
In this section:
the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of 1.
“COVID−19” means an infection caused by the reviewing a plan within 14 working days after the date the SARS−CoV−2 coronavirus.
governor submits the plan, the governor may implement 2.
“Federal funds related to COVID−19” means fed- the plan.
If, within 14 working days after the date the eral moneys received by the state beginning on the effec- governor submits a plan, the cochairpersons of the com- tive date of this subdivision and ending on June 30, 2022, mittee notify the governor that the committee has sched- pursuant to federal legislation enacted during the 116th uled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed or 117th Congress for the purpose of COVID−19 related plan, the governor may implement the plan only as activities.
approved by the committee.
* Section 991.11ISCONSISTATUTES:
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.”
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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 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2021

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-25-2021

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 36, Paired 2

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended and taken up

  13. Read

  14. Received from Senate

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 12

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken, Ayes 18, Noes 12

  20. Read a second time

  21. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Wirch and L. Taylor

  22. Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Available for scheduling

  24. Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Executive action taken

  26. Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  27. Public hearing held

  28. Senator Felzkowski added as a coauthor

  29. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  30. Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Testin, Wanggaard, Bernier, Marklein, Stroebel, Jacque and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Steineke, August, Petersen, Vorpagel, Duchow, James, Kerkman, Born, Loudenbeck, Katsma, Zimmerman, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Skowronski, Kitchens, Ramthun, Edming, Spiros, Petryk, Neylon, Sortwell, Plumer, Tusler, Murphy, Moses, Summerfield, Snyder, Macco, Steffen, Rozar, Krug, Dittrich, Gundrum, Dallman, Tranel, Brooks, Allen, Wittke, Swearingen and Armstrong

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 18 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6402
Republican 12000
Democrat 0800
Total 181202
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
DARLING — Not Voting
ROTH — Not Voting
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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CONCURRENCE

Passed 59 Yea · 36 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37100
Democrat 01800
Unaffiliated 221700
Total 593600
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MOORE OMOKUN — Nay
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark 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
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Nay
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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SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 18 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6402
Republican 12000
Democrat 0800
Total 181202
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
DARLING — Not Voting
ROTH — Not Voting
PETROWSKI — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 183?
SB 183 is sponsored by Ballweg, Jacque, André (Republican), Stroebel, Marklein, Howard (Republican), Bernier, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Testin, Patrick (Republican), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Kapenga, Chris (Republican), and LeMahieu, Devin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 183?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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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