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

AB 146 — Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.

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 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 December 06, 2023.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 146 introduces a new clause that defines "guaranteed income programs" and explicitly prohibits local governments (political subdivisions) in Wisconsin from using their funds to make payments under such programs. This means that while individuals could receive regular cash payments without any work requirements, local governments cannot finance these payments with tax revenue or other funds. This change may affect how local communities can address financial support for residents, especially in efforts aimed at reducing poverty or providing direct cash aid.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-2190/1 EVM:cjs&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 146 April 7, 2023 - Introduced by RepresentativeINSFELD, MAXE, ALLEN, BODDEN, BRANDTJEN, B ROOKS, DITTRIC, D ONOVAN, EDMING , GUNDRUM , GUSTAFSON, KNODL , M ACCO, M AGNAFIC, M OSES, N EDWESKI, O CONNOR , PENTERMAN , PETERSEN, PLUMER , RETTINGER, ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHUTT , SORTWELL and W ICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators S TROEBEL, BALLWEG , FELZKOWSKI, M ARKLEIN, ASSand T OMCZYK.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
Assembly Bill 146 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill prohibits political subdivisions from expending moneys of the political subdivision for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in does not include a program under which an individual is senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
“Guaranteed income program” is defined under the bill to mean a program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may be used for any purpose.
required to perform work or attend training.
Programs under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training are not “guaranteed income programs” under the bill.
S ECTION 1.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created b.
SECTION 1.
“Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, to read:
66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
or county.
In this paragraph:
In 2.
a.
No political subdivision may expend moneys of this paragraph:
“Guaranteed income program” means a program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2190/1 EVM:cjs&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 146 SECTION 1 be used for any purpose.
the political subdivision, including shared revenue pay- a.
“Guaranteed income program” does not include a program under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training.
“Guaranteed income program” means a program ments under subch.
b.
I of ch.
“Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
79, moneys raised by levying under which individuals are provided with regular peri- taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making pay- odic cash payments that are unearned and that may be ments to individuals under a guaranteed income pro- used for any purpose.
2.
“Guaranteed income program” gram.
No political subdivision may expend moneys of the political subdivision, including shared revenue payments under subch.
* Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTE:
I of 79, moneys raised by levying taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.
Effective date of acts.
(END)
“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 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Referred to committee on Rules

  4. Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-6-2023

  5. Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  6. Report correctly enrolled on 10-18-2023

  7. LRB correction

  8. Received from Senate concurred in

  9. Ordered immediately messaged

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

  11. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. Ordered to a third reading

  13. Read a second time

  14. Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Executive action taken

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection

  20. Received from Assembly

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 34

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Read a second time

  26. Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  27. Placed on calendar 4-25-2023 by Committee on Rules

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  30. Executive action taken

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Representative Duchow added as a coauthor

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  34. Introduced by Representatives Binsfeld, Maxey, Allen, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Knodl, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Schutt, Sortwell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass and Tomczyk

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26 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on · 32 voted No

Sponsors (26)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (106)

106 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 22 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 19000
Democrat 0801
Total 221001
% of votes cast 67%30%0%3%
How each member voted (33)
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
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Not Voting
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 60 Yea · 34 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 02300
Unaffiliated 191100
Republican 41000
Total 603400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
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
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
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark 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
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave 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
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 146?
AB 146 is sponsored by Binsfeld, Maxey, Dave (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Robert (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Edming, Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Clint (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Schutt, Sortwell, Shae (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 146?
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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