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

AB 367 — Relating to: loan for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids. (FE)

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

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill AB 367 specifies that up to $50 million can be loaned to the Consolidated Cooperative or other eligible borrowers for both the Verso Paper Mill in Wisconsin Rapids and the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill. It clarifies that the funds for the loan will come from federal money allocated under the American Rescue Plan Act, ensuring that this federal support contributes directly to financing these mills. This change is significant because it highlights the state's commitment to revitalizing local industries and securing jobs in the area by providing substantial funding for necessary upgrades and improvements.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-3360/2 MPG:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 367 May 27, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives RUG , DMING , NYDER, CALLAHAN , R OZAR, PIROS, VANDERM EER, JAMES and M URSAU , cosponsored by Senators TESTIN, FELZKOWSKI and BALLWEG .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 367 Date of publication*:
A N A CT relating to:
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT relating to:
loan for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids.
loan related to theVerso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids and loan related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill authorizes the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to award a loan of up to $50,000,000 to the Consolidated Cooperative for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in mine that substantial additional funding for the purposes senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The loan is to be for the term and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between WEDC and the cooperative.
specified in par.
Additionally, WEDC may not award the loan unless it determines that substantial additional funding for the purchase of the paper mill has been secured from both nonstate revenue sources and in the form of a loan issued by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to an entity eligible for the loan.
(c) has been secured from both nonstate S ECTION 9149.
Finally, the bill requires the governor to allocate $50,000,000 of the funds accepted under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the loan.
Nonstatutory provisions;
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Wiscon- revenue sources and in the form of a loan issued by the sin Economic Development Corporation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
board of commissioners of public lands to an entity eligi- ble for the loan.
S ECTION 9149.0Nonstatutory provisions;
(1) L OAN RELATED TO THE VERSO PAPER M ILL INW I- (e) Of the moneys the governor accepts from the fed- CONSIN R APIDS.
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
eral government under s.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3360/2 MPG:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 367 SECTION 9149 (1) PURCHASE OF THE VERSO PAPER M ILL IW ISCONSINR APIDS.
16.54 pursuant to section 602 of (a) In this subsection, “Verso Mill” means the Verso Paper Mill located at 600 4th Avenue North in the city of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal Wisconsin Rapids.
(a) No later than the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, from the moneys allocated under par.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
(c), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may award a loan of up to $50,000,000 to the Consolidated Cooperative for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill, located at 600 4th Avenue North in the city of Wisconsin Rapids.
117−2, the gov- ernor shall allocate $50,000,000 for the loan under par.
The loan shall be for the term and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the corporation and the cooperative.
(b) Nolaterthanthefirstdayofthe 25th month begin- (b).
(b) Before awarding the loan under par.
ning after the effective date of this paragraph, from the (2) L OAN RELATED TO THE PARK F ALLS P ULP AND moneys allocated under par.
(a), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall determine that substantial additional funding for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill has been secured from both nonstate revenue sources and in the form of a loan issued by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to an entity eligible for the loan.
(e), the Wisconsin Eco- nomic Development Corporation may award a loan of up PAPER M ILL INP ARK FALLS.
(c) Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
to $50,000,000 to the Consolidated Cooperative or other (a) In this subsection, “Park Falls Mill” means the eligible borrower for the purposes specified in par.
16.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
(c).
117-2, the governor shall allocate $50,000,000 for the loan under par.
Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill located at 200 1st Avenue North in the city of Park Falls.
(a).
The loan shall be for the term and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the parties, except that the (b) No later than the first day of the 25th month begin- loan contract shall provide the corporation with a security ning after the effective date of this paragraph, from the interest intheVerso Mill to secure repayment of the loan.
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moneys allocated under par.
(e), the Wisconsin Eco- (c) The loan awarded under par.
(b) may be used for nomic Development Corporation may award a loan of up to $15,000,000 to the Park Falls Mill Multi−Stakeholder one or more of the following purposes:
1.
The purchase of the Verso Mill.
Cooperative or other eligible borrower for the purposes 2.
Improvements to infrastructure related to the specified in par.
(c).
The loan shall be for the term and Verso Mill.
upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the 3.
Equipment upgrades at the Verso Mill.
parties, except that the loan contract shall provide the cor- (d) Before awarding the loan under par.
(b), the Wis- poration with a security interest in the Park Falls Mill to consin Economic Development Corporation shall deter- secure repayment of the loan.
partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”or’s Wisconsin Act − 2 − 2021 Assembly Bill 367 (c) The loan awarded under par.
(b) may be used for revenue sources and in the form of a loan issued by the one or more of the following purposes:
board of commissioners of public lands to an entity eligi- 1.
The purchase of the Park Falls Mill.
ble for the loan.
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Improvements to infrastructure related to the Park (e) Ofthemoneysthegovernoracceptsfromthefed- Falls Mill.
eral government under s.
16.54 pursuant to section 602 3.
Equipment upgrades at the Park Falls Mill.
of thefederalSocialSecurityActasamendedbythefed- (d) Before awarding the loan under par.
(b), the Wis- eral American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
117−2, the consin Economic Development Corporation shall deter- governor shall allocate $15,000,000 for the loan under mine that substantial additional funding for the purposes par.
(b).
specified in par.
(c) has been secured from both nonstate
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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. Referred to committee on Rules

  4. Report vetoed by the Governor on 7-8-2021

  5. Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  6. Report correctly enrolled on 7-1-2021

  7. LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  8. Received from Senate concurred in

  9. Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Senator Stafsholt added as a cosponsor

  11. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  12. Rules suspended

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Senate Amendment 1 rejected

  15. Read a second time

  16. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bewley

  17. Placed on calendar 6-30-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Available for scheduling

  20. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  21. Received from Assembly

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  27. Refused to refer to committee on State Affairs, Ayes 38, Noes 60

  28. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 38

  29. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Shankland, B. Meyers, Snodgrass and Ohnstad

  30. Read a second time

  31. Placed at the foot of the calendar of 6-22-2021

  32. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  33. Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules

  34. Referred to committee on Rules

  35. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  36. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  37. Fiscal estimate received

  38. Executive action taken

  39. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  40. Public hearing held

  41. Representative Swearingen added as a coauthor

  42. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  43. Introduced by Representatives Krug, Edming, Snyder, Callahan, Rozar, Spiros, VanderMeer, James and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Felzkowski and Ballweg

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (9)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (123)

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 20 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7401
Republican 13000
Democrat 0800
Total 201201
% of votes cast 61%36%0%3%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
DARLING — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
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
Jagler, John 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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PASSAGE

Passed 63 Yea · 35 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37100
Democrat 01800
Unaffiliated 261600
Total 633500
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
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
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Yea
MILROY — Yea
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
SHANKLAND — 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
Behnke, Elijah 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
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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 367?
AB 367 is sponsored by Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Rozar, Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Edming, and Krug, Scott (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 367?
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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