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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 527

State procurement of signs

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 28, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 2, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 16, 2018

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 23 to 8

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 146

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Published 3-29-2018”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

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.

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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.

Who's behind it

14 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 14 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (3)

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 3 · Jan 5, 2018

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 Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 19, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 23 to 8 · Jan 23, 2018

See how each of the 31 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 28, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 146.

  3. Mar 27, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 23, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 23 to 8.

  5. Jan 19, 2018

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

  6. Jan 17, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Jan 16, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  8. Jan 16, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Jan 5, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Jan 5, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 3.

  11. Nov 15, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Oct 2, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.

  13. Oct 2, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  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

    Read a second time

  10. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  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

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary