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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 716

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Relating to: preferences for woman-owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and engineering services. (FE)

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Administration department of — Boards and other subdivisions Architect Engineer Purchasing government Reports Restaurant Women — Employment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Novak (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Snyder (R) , Subeck (D)

5 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , James (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Dittrich, Duchow, Novak, Snyder and Subeck; cosponsored by Senator James

  2. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor

  4. Dec 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1