Senate Bill 370
State procurement and construction contracts with disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 4, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 29, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 14, 2014
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 21, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 192
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 4, 2014: “Published 4-5-2014”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, minority-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses that are certified by the Department of Administration (DOA) receive certain preferences in governmental procurement. Under current law, state agencies must attempt to ensure that they pay minority-owned businesses 5 percent of the total amount expended for state procurements or certain state construction projects in each fiscal year and must make efforts to ensure that they pay disabled veteran-owned businesses a portion of the total amount expended for state procurements or certain state construction projects in each fiscal year. Under this bill, state agencies must attempt to ensure that they pay disabled veteran-owned businesses at least 1 percent of the total amount expended for state procurements or certain state construction projects in each fiscal year. This requirement also applies to highway construction, maintenance, and engineering procurements by the Department of Transportation and to the Investment Board's procurements of investment analysis and brokerage services.
Under current law, certain metropolitan sewerage commissions (commissions) must attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of minority-owned financial advisers or minority-owned investment firms. Current law contracting provisions that apply to special purpose districts (local exposition districts, professional baseball park districts, professional football stadium districts, and cultural arts districts) also contain provisions that relate to the hiring of and contracting with minorities and women.
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Generally, persons awarded contracts for local exposition districts must agree that at least 25 percent of the employees hired because of the contracts will be minority group members; at least 5 percent of the employees hired will be women;
at least 25 percent of the aggregate dollar value of certain contracts will be awarded to minority businesses; and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of certain contracts will be awarded to women's businesses. In the case of the other special purpose districts, the minority and women contracting provisions are goals, which generally include the same participation percentages, except that the participation percentages for minority group members is 15 percent for football stadium districts and cultural arts districts. Similar preferences exist under current law in awarding these local government contracts or orders to disabled veteran-owned businesses certified by DOA, except that current law does not create any goals for the number of persons hired or total amounts or percentages of contracts or orders to be awarded to these businesses.
With regard to contracts let by commissions and special purpose districts, this bill sets a goal to ensure that at least 1 percent of the persons hired under the contracts, the dollar value of contracts let, and the amount of funds spent for certain financial transactions shall go to disabled veteran-owned businesses in each fiscal year.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
17 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (17)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Pope, Smith, Bernard Schaber, Billings, Hintz, Pasch, Sargent, Barca, Jorgensen, Zamarripa, Goyke, Wachs, Kahl, Doyle, Riemer, Shankland, Hesselbein and Vruwink
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Nov 8, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 4, 2014
The new law was published.
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Apr 4, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 192.
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Apr 3, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 21, 2014
18 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 21, 2014
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 15, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 15, 2014
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 14, 2014
The Senate passed it.
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Nov 18, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 13, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 8, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Nov 6, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 4, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 29, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications.
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Oct 29, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 29, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Farrow, Carpenter, Lassa and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Weatherston, Barnes, Bernier, Bewley, Brooks, Endsley, Hebl, Johnson, Kolste, T. Larson, Marklein, Milroy, Petryk, Ringhand, Wright and Ohnstad
- Oct 29, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications
- Nov 4, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 6, 2013 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 8, 2013 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 8, 2013 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Nov 8, 2013 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 13, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 13, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 18, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 13, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-14-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 14, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 14, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 14, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 14, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 14, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 15, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 15, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-21-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Representatives Pope, Smith, Bernard Schaber, Billings, Hintz, Pasch, Sargent, Barca, Jorgensen, Zamarripa, Goyke, Wachs, Kahl, Doyle, Riemer, Shankland, Hesselbein and Vruwink added as cosponsors
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 21, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 10, 2014 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 3, 2014 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-3-2014
- Apr 4, 2014 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-4-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 192
- Apr 4, 2014 · Senate
Published 4-5-2014
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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