Amendment would direct funds to deliver immediate assistance to WI businesses MADISON – Today, Wisconsin Assembly Democrats introduced a substitute amendment to Assembly Bill 2 that maximizes the $500 million in the bill by delivering relief to small businesses that are continuing to struggle in the COVID-19 pandemic. AB 2, which has not had a single public hearing despite a nearly half-billion dollar price tag, is scheduled for a floor vote on Tuesday, February 16th. Assembly Democrats’ substitute amendment would create a tax deduction for Wisconsin businesses that received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan as large as $250,000 and provide $241 million in state grant assistance to small businesses in Wisconsin who are struggling due to COVID-19.