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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Senate Bill 130

Indemnification provisions in contracts for the sale of services

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

    Apr 3, 2013

  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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor. 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 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

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (4)

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 3, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.

  3. Apr 3, 2013

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 3, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lasee and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Jacque, Stone and Weatherston

  2. Apr 3, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor