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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 365

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 22, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 Utilities and Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

16 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 21 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (16)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 23, 2019 to Jan 29, 2020

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. Oct 15, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Sep 18, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Sep 9, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Aug 22, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Housing.

  7. Aug 22, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Tiffany, Craig, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Kuglitsch, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Kulp, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Wichgers and Zimmerman

  2. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing

  3. Sep 9, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 18, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 15, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Oct 23, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Brooks added as a cosponsor

  7. Oct 29, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Duchow added as a cosponsor

  8. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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