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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 179

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Relating to: private interests in Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation contracts.

Contracts Cooperative associations Economic development corporation, wisconsin Educational service agency, cooperative Ethics

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, it is a felony for a public officer or public employee to, in the

officer's or employee's private capacity, negotiate, bid for, or enter into a contract in

which the officer or employee has a private pecuniary interest if, at the same time

the officer or employee is authorized to participate, in his or her public capacity, in

the making of the contract or to exercise a discretionary official function related to

the contract. Current law also prohibits a state public official, including a member

of the board of directors (board) of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

(WEDC), from taking any official action that substantially affects a matter in which

the state public official has a substantial financial interest.

Under this bill, if a member of the board or a WEDC employee to whom the

board delegates its authority to contract has a private pecuniary interest in a

contract that is being negotiated, bid for, or entered into with WEDC, the member

or employee must notify WEDC's legal counsel or chief executive officer who must

then notify the board. The bill further provides that a member of the board or a

WEDC employee who notifies WEDC's legal counsel or chief executive officer that he

or she has such a private pecuniary interest in a contract is not authorized to

participate, in his or her public capacity, in the making of the contract or to exercise

an official function that requires the exercise of discretion in regard to the contract.

In addition, under this bill, if a WEDC employee has a controlling interest in

an entity that is negotiating, bidding for, or entering into a contract with WEDC, the

employee must notify WEDC's legal counsel or chief executive officer who must then

notify the board. The bill provides that the board must prohibit WEDC from entering

into any contract with an entity in which a WEDC employee has a controlling

interest.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barca (D) , Stone (R)

3 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Lassa (D) , Leibham (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 May 1, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 38

Passed 57–38 May 14, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 38

Passed 57–38 May 14, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 58, Noes 39

Passed 58–39 May 14, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 58

Nay · 39

Not voting · 2

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 57, Noes 38

Passed 57–38 May 14, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 57

Not voting · 4

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 57, Noes 38

Passed 57–38 May 14, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 57

Not voting · 4

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 80, Noes 15

Passed 80–15 May 14, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 80

Not voting · 4

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, Ayes 38, Noes 57

Failed 38–57 May 14, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 10, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Refused to refer to committee on Economic Development and Local Government, Ayes 15, Noes 17

Failed 15–17 Jun 11, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stone and Barca; cosponsored by Senators Leibham and Lassa

  2. Apr 26, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development

  3. Apr 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. May 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  6. May 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. May 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2013 by Committee on Rules

  8. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Pasch, Richards and Jorgensen

  10. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Hebl, Jorgensen, Zamarripa and Sargent

  11. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Richards

  12. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 well taken

  13. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Decision of the chair appealed

  14. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 58, Noes 39

  15. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 well taken

  16. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, Ayes 38, Noes 57

  17. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 3 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 well taken

  18. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Decision of the chair appealed

  19. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 57, Noes 38

  20. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 4 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 well taken

  21. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Decision of the chair appealed

  22. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 57, Noes 38

  23. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representatives Bernard Schaber, Mason, Bewley, Barca and Zamarripa

  24. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 38

  25. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representatives Richards and Clark

  26. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 38

  27. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 80, Noes 15

  30. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Jacque added as a coauthor

  32. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Barca, Richards and Sargent

  33. May 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  34. May 15, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  35. May 16, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Local Government

  36. May 28, 2013 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Economic Development and Local Government and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)

  37. May 28, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  38. Jun 10, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  39. Jun 10, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-11-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  40. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  41. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  42. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  43. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time

  44. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Refused to refer to committee on Economic Development and Local Government, Ayes 15, Noes 17

  45. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Concurred in

  46. Jun 11, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  47. Jun 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  48. Jun 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-21-2013

  49. Jul 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-22-2013

  50. Jul 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-23-2013. 2013 Wisconsin Act 43

  51. Jul 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Published 7-24-2013