Assembly Bill 570
Investment activities in Iran, state procurement and construction contracts, and providing penalties
Topics: Administration, Department of: Budget and fiscal issues, Fraud, International relations, Purchasing, Government
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 16, 2012
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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, Apr 2, 2012: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
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.
Under current law, the Department of Administration (DOA), other agencies to which DOA has delegated purchasing authority, the legislature, the judicial branch, and authorities (collectively, "purchasing agents") may purchase all necessary materials and contractual services. Current law also generally authorizes DOA to contract for construction work when the project cost is estimated to exceed $50,000. With some exceptions, the purchases or contracts must be awarded to the lowest bidder.
This bill creates a new exception to the lowest-bidder award. Under the bill, a purchasing agent may not purchase from, or contract for materials or services with, an entity that, among other actions, provides goods or services to the energy, finance, or construction sectors in Iran; purchases oil or natural gas from Iran; provides goods or services to a person on the Specially Designated Nationals List for Iran or to a person placed on the Specially Designated Nationals List for a violation of Iran sanctions imposed by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; or transfers to Iran, or provides services to Iran regarding, certain items or technology such as firearms, ammunition, tear gas, surveillance technology, or items that could be used by the Iranian government to commit human rights abuses against Iranian citizens.
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In addition, the bill requires an entity submitting a bid to a purchasing agent to certify that the entity is not engaging in any actions that would prohibit, under the bill, the purchasing agent from entering into a purchasing contract with the entity. Any entity that provides a false or misleading certification is subject to a forfeiture of the lesser of $1,000,000 or twice the amount of the contract for which the certification was made.
Finally, the bill requires DOA to maintain a list of entities that DOA determines have engaged in an activity that would prohibit, under the bill, a purchasing agent from entering into a purchasing contract with the entity, including submitting a certification that is required under the bill that is false or misleading. DOA must use credible publicly available information when maintaining the list and must provide a 30-day notice to an entity before it will appear on the list so as to give the entity an opportunity to appeal the listing.
Who's behind it
Scott Krug, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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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 Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Feb 16, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Feb 17, 2012 · Assembly
Representative LeMahieu withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 2, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate