Assembly Bill 676
Contributions by state contractors and their officers and substantial owners to candidates for state office or their authorized committees
Topics: Contracts, Cooperative associations, Corporation, Elections: Campaign expense, Public officers, 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
Mar 8, 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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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
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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
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits any corporation or cooperative, and any individual who is an officer or substantial owner of a corporation or cooperative, that offers to enter or enters into a contract with any state agency from making a political contribution to a candidate for state office, during the period beginning on the date on which the contract is amended and ending on the date on which all obligations under the contract are executed in full. The bill defines a "substantial owner" as an individual who, alone or in combination with his or her immediate family, owns or controls more than 15 percent of the equity in a corporation or cooperative. The prohibition also applies to the personal campaign and authorized support committees of a candidate for state office.
Currently, a corporation or cooperative is prohibited from making political contributions in most cases. Current law does not address contributions by officers or substantial owners.
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Violators of the prohibition created by the bill are subject to a forfeiture (civil penalty) of treble the amount or value of any unlawful contribution. Intentional violators are guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months or both.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . All 4 are Democrats.
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Authors (4)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 8, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Mar 8, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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