Assembly Bill 716
Preferences for woman-owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and engineering services. (FE)
Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Architect, Engineer, Purchasing, Government, Reports, Women: Employment
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
Dec 3, 2025
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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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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 704. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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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 this bill, the Department of Administration must attempt to ensure that it pays certified woman-owned businesses 5 percent of the total amount expended for architectural and engineering services in each fiscal year, which is identical to the requirement for minority-owned businesses under current law. Also under the bill, DOA must include information regarding contracts awarded to and money paid to woman-owned businesses in an annual report to the governor and legislature, in a manner identical to that required for minority-owned businesses, on the state’s progress of meeting this goal.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Dec 3, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Dec 3, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Duchow, Novak, Snyder and Subeck; cosponsored by Senator James
- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor
- Dec 15, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- 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.
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