Senate Bill 499
The engagement of engineering and similar services by the Department of Transportation
Topics: Engineer, Surveying and surveyors, Transportation, Department of: Administration
Stopped in committee
The voted on it but didn't recommend it, so the full Senate never voted. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 21, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. The committee didn't recommend it.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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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 Transportation (DOT) may engage engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services and this engagement of services is exempt from certain provisions of law relating to state procurement. Any engagement of services involving an expenditure of $3,000 or more must be by formal contract approved by the governor. For an engagement of services of more than $25,000, DOT must conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis before the engagement and must review periodically, and before any renewal, the continued appropriateness of the engagement.
This bill eliminates the requirements that DOT: 1) conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis before an engagement of engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services involving an expenditure of more than $25,000; and 2) review periodically and before any renewal the continued appropriateness of such an engagement. The bill also requires DOT to annually submit a report to the legislature limited to identifying, for the preceding fiscal year: 1) the total cost of engineering services provided on projects performed predominantly by DOT employees; 2) the total cost of engineering services provided on projects performed predominantly through an engagement of engineering services; and 3) the total cost of engineering services provided on projects performed jointly by DOT employees and through an engagement of engineering services. The bill also includes requirements for DOT to follow in computing the total cost of engineering services.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, 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.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate vote
Failed, 2 to 3 · Mar 12, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 2, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Failed, 16 to 17 · Mar 13, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to table Senate amendment 1, Ayes 16, Noes 17”. 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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Mar 13, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Mar 13, 2012
“Placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 03-13-2012” (the official wording)
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Mar 12, 2012
“Report passage by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 2, Noes 3” (the official wording)
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Mar 12, 2012
The committee voted on it.
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Mar 8, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 1, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 21, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Feb 21, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lazich and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Krug, Ballweg, Bies, Endsley, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota and Van Roy
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Mar 1, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 8, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Report passage by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 2, Noes 3
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senators Lassa, Erpenbach, Taylor, Vinehout, Holperin, C. Larson, King, Shilling, T. Cullen and S. Coggs
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Refused to table Senate amendment 1, Ayes 16, Noes 17
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 03-13-2012
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senators Cowles and Lazich
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
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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