Assembly Bill 1037
Retainage on public construction contracts. (FE)
Topics: Contractor, Public works
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 25, 2026
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. The committee's chair at the time was Rob Swearingen. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, as the work progresses on a public construction project, the state or the local governmental unit makes payments to the contractors, but retains not more than 5 percent of the value of the work performed until 50 percent of the value of the work is completed. After 50 percent of the work is completed, additional amounts, not to exceed 10 percent, may be retained if the progress of the work is not satisfactory. A similar retainage requirement exists for subcontractors that perform mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or fire protection work for a construction project for the state. Under current law, all retainage amounts are retained by the prime contractor.
Under this bill, this retainage requirement extends also to a subcontractor that performs mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or fire protection work for a construction project for a local governmental unit.
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The bill also decreases from 5 percent to 3 percent the initial maximum retainage for all retainage requirements between a subcontractor and a prime contractor and between a prime contractor and the state or a local governmental unit for a public construction project.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Feb 25, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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