Assembly Bill 21
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: Budget and fiscal issues, Municipality: Finance, 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 8, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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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
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. This bill creates an exception to require DOA and any agency making purchases to attempt to ensure that at least 20 percent of the total amount expended for such procurement in each fiscal year is from Wisconsin-based businesses and that, in any fiscal year, the percentage of the total amount expended from Wisconsin-based businesses will not be lower than it was in the previous fiscal year. To measure compliance with this exception, this bill requires DOA to collect data from a person who bids for a contract regarding the person's principal place of business. DOA must submit to the legislature a plan on how DOA will compile and use the data it collected.
This bill also sets a goal that at least 20 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 routine purchases of products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses will not be lower than it was in the previous year.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 38 to 59 · Jun 21, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 59”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization.
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Mar 8, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 8, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 8, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Clark, Molepske Jr, Roys, Berceau, Turner, Fields, D. Cullen, Pope-Roberts, Staskunas, Barca, Hintz, Jorgensen and Vruwink;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Erpenbach and Taylor
- Feb 8, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Feb 28, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 8, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 21, 2011 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 59
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote