Bill > SB806

Introduced Session

This bill appropriates $25,000,000 in general purpose revenue in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to award grants to provide assistance to businesses opening a new location or expanding operations in a vacant commercial space. WEDC already administered such a program, which was nonstatutory, with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Under the bill, WEDC must establish eligibility requirements and other policies and procedures for grants awarded under the bill that are substantially similar to the eligibility requirements and policies and procedures in effect on June 30, 2023, for the Wisconsin Tomorrow Main Street Bounceback Grant program administered by WEDC. Additionally, WEDC may not award a grant under the bill to a nonprofit organization. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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Dora Drake (D)*,  Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)*,  Dianne Hesselbein (D)*,  Chris Larson (D)*,  Melissa Ratcliff (D)*,  Kelda Roys (D)*,  Mark Spreitzer (D)*,  Bob Wirch (D)*,  Clint Anderson (D),  Margaret Arney (D),  Jill Billings (D),  Brienne Brown (D),  Ben DeSmidt (D),  Steve Doyle (D),  Joan Fitzgerald (D),  Francesca Hong (D),  Andrew Hysell (D),  Alex Joers (D),  Karen Kirsch (D),  Renuka Mayadev (D),  Maureen McCarville (D),  Vincent Miresse (D),  Lori Palmeri (D),  Pricilla Prado (D),  Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D),  Ann Roe (D),  Christine Sinicki (D),  Lee Snodgrass (D),  Angela Stroud (D),  Shelia Stubbs (D),  Lisa Subeck (D),  Sequanna Taylor (D),  Angelito Tenorio (D),  Randy Udell (D),  Robyn Vining (D), 

Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor (on 02/20/2026)

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