Assembly Bill 140
Indemnification provisions in contracts for the sale of services
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Apr 9, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 affords parties to a contract freedom to determine the terms of the contract, and these contract terms are enforceable in court unless the court determines that the terms are against public policy. Current law generally allows a party to enforce a provision in a contract that indemnifies or holds harmless the party from or against liability for loss or damage resulting from that party's own negligence or intentional acts or omissions, or that requires another person to provide a defense to the party in connection with an assertion of liability for loss or damage resulting from that party's own negligence or intentional acts or omissions (indemnification provision).
Under this bill, in a contract for the sale of services, other than an insurance policy, an indemnification provision is generally against public policy and void.
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Under the bill, an indemnification provision may be enforced if it is part of a contract for construction work that is entered into by a registered construction contractor.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 11, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 9, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development.
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Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 9, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Jacque, Stone and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Lasee and Moulton
- Apr 9, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development
- Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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