Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 19 R cosponsors

AB 237 — Relating to: deposits into the unemployment reserve fund. (FE)

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 47 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Assembly Bill 237 enhance the governor's ability to allocate federal funds to the unemployment reserve fund, ensuring that it remains financially stable through the end of 2023. This is particularly important because maintaining a healthy fund balance allows for lower unemployment tax rates for businesses and provides better support for those who are unemployed. By explicitly stating that federal funds can be used for this purpose, the bill aims to protect workers and support the economy during uncertain times.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-2848/1 MED:wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 237 April 2, 2021 - Introduced by RepresentativeETRYK, ROOKS , RMSTRONG , ORN , CABRAL-G UEVARA, CALLAHAN , ITTRICH, DUCHOW , DMING , GUNDRUM , AMES , K ATSMA, KRUG, OUDENBECK , MOSES, MURPHY , MURSAU, OLDENBURG , LUMER , ROZAR , SNYDER, S WEARINGEN, T RANEL, T USLER, VORPAGEL , W ITTKE and ZIMMERMAN , cosponsored by Senators M ARKLEIN, B ERNIER, STROEBEL , FELZKOWSKI , ACQUE and STAFSHOLT.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Workforce Development.
Assembly Bill 237 Date of publication*:
A N A CT relating to:
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT relating to:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau EMPLOYMENT Deposits into unemployment reserve fund Current law provides four schedules of unemployment insurance contribution (tax) rates, with Schedule D containing the lowest rates and Schedule A containing the highest.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in (b) Deposits into fund.
Which schedule is in effect for a given calendar year depends on the cash balance of the state's unemployment reserve fund as of the preceding June 30.
The governor shall, to the senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Schedule D, which is in effect in calendar year 2021, is otherwise in effect for any calendar year whenever, as of the preceding June 30, the state's unemployment reserve fund has a cash balance of at least $1,200,000,000.
extent permitted under federal law, allocate moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
If the state's unemployment reserve fund has a cash balance of less than $1,200,000,000, then one of the three other schedules applies, depending on the fund's cash balance.
16.54, including moneys accepted pursuant to section S ECTION 9150.
This bill requires the governor to allocate federal moneys provided to this state, including moneys provided under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, for one or more deposits into the state unemployment reserve fund, to the extent that the deposits are needed to keep Schedule D of the unemployment insurance contribution (tax) rates in effect through the end of calendar year 2023.
Nonstatutory provisions;
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Work- 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the force Development.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2848/1 MED:wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 237 SECTION 9150 S ECTION 9150.Nonstatutory provisions;
117−2, (1) D EPOSITS INTO UNEMPLOYMENT RESERVE FUND.
Workforce Development.
for one or more deposits into the fund as are needed to (a) Definition.
(1) D EPOSITS INTO UNEMPLOYMENT RESERVE FUND.
In this subsection, “fund” has the ensure that Schedule D under s.
(a) Definition.
108.18 (4) remains in meaning given in s.
In this subsection, “fund” has the meaning given in s.
(b) Deposits into fund.
effect through the end of calendar year 2023.
The governor shall, to the extent permitted under federal law, allocate moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
* Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTE:
16.54, including moneys accepted pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
Effective date of acts.
117-2, for one or more deposits into the fund as are needed to ensure that Schedule D under s.
“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.”
108.18 (4) remains in effect through the end of calendar year 2023.
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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 4-22-2021

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  6. Report correctly enrolled on 4-14-2021

  7. Received from Senate concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Received from Assembly

  16. Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 36

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Ordered to a third reading

  20. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

  21. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  22. Read a second time

  23. Representatives Kitchens and Allen added as coauthors

  24. Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  25. Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  30. Public hearing held

  31. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Shankland and Sinicki

  32. Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  34. Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Brooks, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Katsma, Krug, Loudenbeck, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Jacque and Stafsholt

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27 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 27 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (105)

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 18 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 11100
Unaffiliated 7500
Democrat 0701
Total 181301
% of votes cast 56%41%0%3%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
DARLING — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
ROTH — Nay
BALLWEG — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 57 Yea · 36 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 34100
Democrat 01800
Unaffiliated 231700
Total 573600
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (93)
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 — 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
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel 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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 237?
AB 237 is sponsored by Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), Vorpagel, Tusler, Ron (Republican), Tranel, Travis (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Rozar, Plumer, Oldenburg, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Loudenbeck, Krug, Scott (Republican), Katsma, James, Jesse (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Edming, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Born, Mark (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), and Petryk.
What is the current status of AB 237?
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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