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Eliminating defunct references to certain economic development positions (suggested as remedial language by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation), the official text

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-6048/1
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 940
January 28, 2026 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to Committee on Rules.

An Act to repeal 238.03 (5) and 238.04 (15) of the statutes; relating to: eliminating defunct references to certain economic development positions (suggested as remedial language by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation).

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill repeals a provision, which sunset on December 31, 2022, that required the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to hire a full-time employee known as the electronics manufacturing small business development director. The bill also repeals a provision that required WEDC to appoint and supervise an economic development liaison project position that expired on December 31, 2022.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Law Revision Committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation proposal, requested by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and introduced by the Law Revision Committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4. and 5., stats. After careful consideration of the various provisions of the bill, the Law Revision Committee has determined that this bill makes minor substantive changes in the statutes, and that these changes are desirable as a matter of public policy.

Section 1. 238.03 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: A requirement that the board of directors of WEDC hire an electronics manufacturing small business development director expired on December 31, 2022. This Section repeals this obsolete provision.
Section 2. 238.04 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 58, the economic development liaison project position within WEDC expired on December 31, 2022. This Section repeals an obsolete provision requiring the board of directors of WEDC to appoint and supervise that position.
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