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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 1

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

Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Business, Municipality, Purchasing, Government, State agencies

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jan 27, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 16, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 95 to 4

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

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.

Who's behind it

26 lawmakers are its ⁠. 25 are Democrats. 1 has no party on record.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 28 names

Authors (26)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Jobs vote on an amendment

Passed, 11 to 0 · Jan 23, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 95 to 4 · Jan 27, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 95, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 77 to 22 · Jan 27, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 22”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 28, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.

  3. Jan 27, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  4. Jan 27, 2009

    The Assembly passed it, 77 to 22.

  5. Jan 27, 2009

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Jan 27, 2009

    The Assembly adopted it, 95 to 4.

  7. Jan 23, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Jan 23, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 2.

  9. Jan 22, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Jan 21, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Jan 16, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.

  12. Jan 16, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  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

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

  9. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

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

  10. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

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

  11. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Jan 23, 2009 · Assembly

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

  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

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary