---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: technical education equipment grants, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: technical education equipment grants, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 550"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 550 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Baldeh", "Behnke", "Dittrich", "Edming", "Green", "Magnafici", "Michalski", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Nedweski", "O'Connor", "Penterman", "Petryk"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-10-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35fc9806-7e3b-41a2-a0e4-4aa116573f0e"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab550"
source_hash: "bcd251aefae1d0973bdc9efe52a36ed7f7981d10d45ffe0130c49abb25e93a17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 550 (2023) — Relating to: technical education equipment grants, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB550-ASA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB550)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 1 — **5–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 7, Noes 3 — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 9, Noes 1 — **9–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Baldeh — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Green — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Michalski — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Nedweski — primary (person)
- O'Connor — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Petryk — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Petryk; cosponsored by Senator Stafsholt `introduction`
- **2023-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Baldeh withdrawn as a coauthor `withdrawal`
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Brandtjen and Rettinger added as coauthors
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green
- **2023-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 7, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 9, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 91, Noes 7 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-01-03T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-18-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 165 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-22-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35fc9806-7e3b-41a2-a0e4-4aa116573f0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).