Senate Bill 542
Encouraging the purchase of food produced in this state, creating goals and a preference in state procurement for food produced in this state, and creating a council
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Food, Purchasing, Government, State agencies
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law generally authorizes state agencies to contract for services under certain circumstances. With some exceptions, orders or contracts must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. This bill requires state entities, if their expenditures on food are greater than $25,000 per fiscal year, to attempt to ensure that, before 2020, of the total amount expended for food per fiscal year, at least 10 percent is spent on food products that are grown, processed, packaged, and distributed in this state and to ensure that, beginning in 2020, of the total amount expended for food per fiscal year, at least 20 percent is spent on food products that are grown, processed, packaged, and distributed in this state. To accomplish these goals, this bill creates an exception to the lowest responsible bidder requirement by allowing state entities to accept a bid or proposal from a vendor selling local food products that is no more than 10 percent higher than the apparent low bid or most advantageous proposal.
This bill also creates a Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. It requires the council to undertake various activities designed to increase the in-state purchase of food products that are grown, processed, packaged, and distributed in this state. These activities include encouraging entities that receive funding from this state and that spend more than $25,000 per year on food for their students, residents, or clients to spend at least 10 percent of their food budgets on food grown, processed, packaged, and distributed in this state.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Spencer Black · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
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.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Feb 17, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wirch, Lassa, Schultz and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Garthwaite, Danou, Berceau, Black, Clark, Hilgenberg, Jorgensen, Mason, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Turner, Vruwink, Young and Pope-Roberts
- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Mar 17, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 22, 2010 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Wirch
- Apr 2, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Wirch
- Apr 6, 2010 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1)
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate