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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 1

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state procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local government to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law generally authorizes the Department of Administration (DOA) to

purchase, or delegate the authority to purchase, all necessary materials and

contractual services for all state agencies. With some exceptions, orders or contracts

must be awarded to the lowest bidder. One exception requires DOA to give a

preference to Wisconsin producers, distributors, suppliers, and retailers over any

out-of-state vendor that is domiciled in a jurisdiction that grants a preference to

vendors domiciled in that jurisdiction. This bill deletes that exception and, instead,

requires DOA and any agency making purchases to attempt to ensure that at least

2 percent of the total amount expended for such procurement in each fiscal year is

from Wisconsin-based businesses; however, in any fiscal year, the percentage of the

total amount expended from Wisconsin-based businesses may not be lower than it

was in the previous fiscal year.

This bill also sets a goal that at least 2 percent of the aggregate value of the

annual purchases of products and services by a local governmental unit (which

includes cities, villages, towns, counties, and special purpose districts, which include

schools and technical college districts) will be from Wisconsin-based businesses. A

further goal is that, in any year, the percentage of the aggregate value of purchases

of products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses will not be lower than it

was in the previous year.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Williams (D) , Barca (D) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Black (D) , Clark (D) , Danou (D) , Hixson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Mason (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Nelson (D) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Radcliffe (D) , Richards (D) , Roys (D) , Seidel (D) , Sheridan (D) , Shilling , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Van Akkeren (D) , Zigmunt (D)

2 cosponsors

Erpenbach (D) , Plale (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Jan 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 95, Noes 4

Passed 95–4 Jan 27, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 22

Passed 77–22 Jan 27, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clark, Molepske Jr., Bernard Schaber, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Danou, Hixson, Mason, Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Roys, Seidel, Sheridan, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Van Akkeren, A. Williams, Zigmunt, Jorgensen and Barca;Cosponsored by Senators Plale and Erpenbach

  2. Jan 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business

  3. Jan 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business

  6. Jan 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business

  7. Jan 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-27-2009 by committee on Rules

  10. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  11. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  12. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 9, Noes 2

  13. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Petersen and Spanbauer

  15. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 95, Noes 4

  16. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  17. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 adopted

  18. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 offered by Representatives Krusick, Clark and Zipperer

  19. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 adopted

  20. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 22

  23. Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jan 27, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  25. Jan 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  26. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1