Assembly Bill 281
Awards of construction contracts to minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses by the Department of Administration
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
Jul 8, 2015
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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 State Affairs and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
One provision in current law permits the Department of Administration (DOA) to award construction contracts to a minority business or a disabled veteran-owned business that submits a bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid. Another provision requires DOA to identify for a contractor or general prime contractor the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing subcontractors that have submitted the lowest bid and does not take into account the preference DOA may give to a minority business or a disabled veteran-owned business. This bill allows DOA to identify for a contractor or general prime contractor either the lowest bidder or a bidder that is a minority business or a disabled veteran-owned business that is eligible for the preference.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 6 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 8, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Jul 8, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Weatherston, Barnes, Bernier, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Johnson, Kolste, T. Larson, Petryk, Subeck and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Harris Dodd, Bewley, Hansen, Ringhand and Erpenbach
- Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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