Senate Bill 278
A fixed-price variable-scope contract for local bridge construction and maintenance. (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
Jun 7, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires that, no later than December 31, 2019, the Department of Transportation must let a fixed-price variable-scope contract, i.e., a contract in which the contractor provides the maximum amount of work at a cost not to exceed a price set by DOT. Under this bill, the fixed-price variable-scope contract provides $150,000,000 for the construction and maintenance of certain local bridges. Also under this bill, no later than three months after completion of construction and maintenance work under the contract, DOT must submit to the legislature a report assessing the use of the fixed-price variable-scope contracting procedure in this contract.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . All 7 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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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Aug 19, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 12, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 7, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jun 7, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 7, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Tiffany, Craig, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Nass, Wanggaard and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Hutton, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun and Wichgers
- Jun 7, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Jun 12, 2019 · Senate
Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- Aug 19, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
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