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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 303

Creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses

Topics: 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 22, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 requires that state agencies or other authorized state purchasing agents award orders and contracts for materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to the entity that provides the lowest responsible bid or most advantageous competitive proposal. Current law contains several exceptions to this requirement. One exception is a preference for 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 this exception and, instead, requires state agencies and other purchasing agents to maximize the awards given to businesses that have at least 50 percent of their operations in Wisconsin or that plan to have at least 50 percent of their operations in Wisconsin in the next year. To accomplish this goal, the state agency or purchasing agent may purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services from any such business that submits a bid or proposal that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid or most advantageous proposal.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. All 6 are Democrats.

18 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (18)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Dec 27, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Dec 21, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Dec 15, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Dec 13, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Dec 9, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Dec 7, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Dec 2, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Nov 22, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.

  10. Nov 22, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 22, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Holperin, Hansen, Wirch, C. Larson and Carpenter;Cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Molepske Jr, Vruwink, Clark, Zepnick, C. Taylor, Danou, Wynn, Pocan, Hebl, Turner, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Fields, Roys, Sinicki, Mason and Ringhand

  2. Nov 22, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations

  3. Dec 2, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 2, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 2, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Dec 2, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Dec 2, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Dec 7, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Dec 9, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Dec 13, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Dec 15, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Dec 21, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Dec 21, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Dec 21, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Dec 27, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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