Assembly Bill 1026
Bidding requirements for certain railroad projects. (FE)
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.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill modifies certain bidding requirements related to rail projects that are funded in any part with public funds.
Under current law, subject to several exceptions, a project involving the construction, rehabilitation, improvement, demolition, or repair of rail property or rail property improvements that is funded in any part with public funds must be let by contract on the basis of competitive bids and the contract must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Current law also provides that DOT or the recipient of public funds may not subdivide a project into more than one contract, allocate work or workers in any manner, or transfer the jurisdiction of a project to avoid these bidding requirements. Under one of the exceptions, the bidding requirements do not apply if the project involves only rail property or rail property improvements owned or leased by a railroad and the project is to be performed by the railroad using its own employees.
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Under this bill, the exception from the bidding requirements for a project involving only rail property or rail property improvements being performed by the railroad's own employees is eliminated. In place of this exception, the bill provides that a railroad may perform any portion of a project using its own employees without complying with the bidding requirements as to that portion of the project if the portion of the project involves only rail property or rail property improvements owned or leased by the railroad.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 7, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 7, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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