Assembly Bill 450
Generally prohibiting local units of government from excluding from consideration certain piping materials. (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
Sep 17, 2019
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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 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill generally prohibits local governmental units from excluding from consideration the use of piping materials that meet the project's standards, where required and as part of a public contract, unless there are sound engineering practices suggesting that a particular type of piping materials be used for that particular project. The bill defines piping materials as piping materials that meet standards issued by ASTM International, the American Water Works Association, or NSF International.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 22, 2019 to Jan 29, 2020
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 15, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 2, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 27, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 27, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 17, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 17, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Kuglitsch, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Kulp, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Tiffany, Craig, Nass and Stroebel
- Sep 17, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Sep 27, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Macco added as a coauthor
- Sep 27, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 2, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 15, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 22, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Brooks added as a coauthor
- Oct 29, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Duchow added as a coauthor
- Jan 29, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Loudenbeck added as a coauthor
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate