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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 821

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Relating to: public contracting requirements and donated improvements. (FE)

Charitable corporation Contracts Public works

  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

In general, under current law, a second, third, or fourth class city or a village,

town, county, technical college district board, or federated public library system

(local governmental unit) must let a public contract having an estimated cost of more

than $25,000 to the lowest responsible bidder. One exception to the bidding

requirement is for a public construction project for which the materials are donated

or the labor is provided by volunteers.

This bill provides an exception to the bidding requirement when an

improvement is constructed by a private person and donated to the local

governmental unit after the completion of construction.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Macco (R) , R. Brooks (R)

2 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Genrich (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Feb 1, 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 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 15, 2018 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Macco and R. Brooks; cosponsored by Senator Cowles

  2. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Jan 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Genrich added as a coauthor

  9. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:49 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  10. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  18. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2018

  27. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-27-2018

  28. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 167

  29. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2018