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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 152

Bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily

Topics: County: Board, Newspaper and magazine

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 2, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 162. That version became law.

What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, in counties that have a population of 250,000 or more, the county board must, at its annual meeting, direct the county clerk to invite proposals from the English newspapers published daily in that county for the publication and printing of the board’s proceedings and all other notices or advertisements authorized or required to be published or printed by the board and all officers, boards, and departments of that county during the following year. This bill modifies the requirement, providing that only counties that have a population of 250,000 or more and have at least two English newspapers published daily must direct the county clerk to invite proposals for publication and printing.

Who's behind it

3 representatives are its ⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (4)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Oct 16, 2025

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 Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 19, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Oct 16, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Oct 16, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  5. Sep 10, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Jun 18, 2025

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  7. Apr 2, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

  8. Apr 2, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Goeben, O'Connor and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Wall

  2. Apr 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  7. Oct 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  9. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  10. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · 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.

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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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary