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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 527

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Relating to: state procurement of signs.

Corrections, department of Purchasing, government Racine, city of State agencies

  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, if a state agency makes a purchase for which the estimated

cost exceeds $50,000, the purchase must be made through competitive bidding.

Under this bill, if the items being purchased are signs, the purchase must be made

through competitive bidding if the estimated cost exceeds $3,500.

Also under current law, state agencies making purchases generally must allow

the Department of Corrections the opportunity to provide the materials, supplies,

equipment, or services if DOC is able to do so for a price that is comparable to one

obtained through competitive bidding. This bill provides an exemption for the

purchase of signs.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Duchow (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

3 cosponsors

Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Petrowski (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 4, Noes 3

Passed 4–3 Jan 5, 2018 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 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 23–8 Jan 23, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Oct 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Horlacher, Kremer, Spiros, Tittl, Vruwink, Felzkowski, R. Brooks, Kooyenga, Tusler, Gannon, Swearingen, Kuglitsch, Sanfelippo and Duchow; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Petrowski and Craig

  2. Oct 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight

  3. Nov 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Vruwink withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Nov 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Dec 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  7. Jan 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2018 by Committee on Rules

  9. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Jan 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  13. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 8

  23. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  25. Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2018

  26. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-27-2018

  27. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 146

  28. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2018