STATE BILLWI AB 217PASSED

Local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)

An Act to renumber and amend 59.52 (29) (a), 60.47 (1) (a), 60.47 (5) and 62.15 (1); to amend 60.47 (2) (a), 60.47 (2) (b), 60.47 (3), 60.47 (4) and 60.47 (5) (title); to create 59.52 (29) (c) 2., 59.52 (29) (c) 3., 59.52 (29) (e), 60.47 (1) (ag), 60.47 (1) (as), 60.47 (2m), 60.47 (2s), 60.47 (5) (c), 62.15 (1) (b) and 62.15 (1) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 3, 2026; 223 days ago
Current chamber: Assembly
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

WI AB 217 · PassedApr 3

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Last action: Published 4-4-2026 · Apr 3, 2026

Bill history

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Apr 3, 2026Published 4-4-2026Assembly

Apr 3, 2026Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 188Assembly

Apr 2, 2026Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026Assembly

Mar 26, 2026Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026Assembly

Mar 26, 2026LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)Assembly

Mar 18, 2026Received from Senate concurred inAssembly

Mar 17, 2026Ordered immediately messagedSenate

Mar 17, 2026Senator Smith added as a cosponsorSenate

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Mar 17, 2026Read a third time and concurred inSenate

Mar 17, 2026Rules suspended to give bill its third readingSenate

Mar 17, 2026Ordered to a third readingSenate

Mar 17, 2026Read a second timeSenate

Mar 16, 2026Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)Senate

Mar 16, 2026Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2Senate

Feb 20, 2026Available for schedulingSenate

Feb 20, 2026Read first time and referred to committee on Senate OrganizationSenate

Feb 18, 2026Received from AssemblySenate

Feb 17, 2026Ordered immediately messagedAssembly

Feb 17, 2026Read a third time and passedAssembly

Feb 17, 2026Rules suspendedAssembly

Feb 17, 2026Ordered to a third readingAssembly

Feb 17, 2026Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoptedAssembly

Feb 17, 2026Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoptedAssembly

Feb 17, 2026Read a second timeAssembly

Feb 16, 2026Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Miresse and Anderson added as coauthorsAssembly

Feb 13, 2026Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026Assembly

Oct 28, 2025Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'ConnorAssembly

Sep 23, 2025Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsorAssembly

Jul 28, 2025Representative Udell added as a coauthorAssembly

May 29, 2025Referred to committee on RulesAssembly

May 29, 2025Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0Assembly

May 29, 2025Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0Assembly

May 28, 2025Executive action takenAssembly

May 15, 2025Representative Tittl added as a coauthorAssembly

May 14, 2025Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'ConnorAssembly

May 7, 2025Public hearing heldAssembly

May 7, 2025Fiscal estimate receivedAssembly

May 6, 2025Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives O'Connor, Maxey and DonovanAssembly

Apr 23, 2025Read first time and referred to Committee on Local GovernmentAssembly

Apr 23, 2025IntroducedAssembly

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