Relating to: financing the operating costs and certain out-of-state projects of nonprofit institutions and compensation of employees of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority. (FE)
AB 63 authorizes the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA) to provide working capital loans to participating health, educational, and nonprofit institutions for operating expenses. It expands WHEFA's ability to make loans for facility projects, requiring security like mortgages and limiting loan amounts to project costs or approved working capital. The bill permits out-of-state projects only if they include a substantial Wisconsin component, as determined by WHEFA. It also sets salary caps for WHEFA's executive staff based on state pay scales for specific leadership roles.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 24, 2025
How they voted
96–1
Passed
Total votes 97
Jun 24, 2025
D
Democratic46
100% Yea
R
Republican51
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 1
lower
May 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich and Novak;
cosponsored by Senators Feyen, James and Dassler-Alfheim
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Todd Novak
RRepublican
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