Assembly Bill 42
Selection of architects and engineers for state projects. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jan 16, 2024, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 13, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2024
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the secretary of administration must establish a committee for each construction project under the Department of Administration's supervision, except certain emergency projects, for the purpose of selecting an architect or engineer for the project. If the estimated cost of a construction project is $7,400,000 or more, the selection committee must use a request-for-proposal process established by DOA to select an architect or engineer for the project on the basis of qualifications. This bill prohibits such a committee from refusing to select an architect or engineer who operates an architect and engineering firm with only one responsible architect or engineer for a construction project that has an estimated cost of less than $2,000,000. The bill also allows DOA to increase this threshold up to $7,400,000.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 4 · Jan 10, 2024
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 State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 19, 2024
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Senate received it.
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Jan 16, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 10, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 10, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Nov 1, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 12, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 13, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Feb 13, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 13, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Knodl and Duchow; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Marklein and Nass
- Feb 13, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 19, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote