Bills by subject

Contracts

87 bills and resolutions. 15 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 44 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 4 Agreements for direct primary care.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 1187 Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 8, 2026
SB 1139 Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 8, 2026
AB 1180 Prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 30, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 22

Mar 23, 2026
AB 8: Agreements for direct primary care.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 157: Prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 174: Transmission facilities; installation of large wind energy, large solar energy, and battery energy storage systems; installation of light-mitigating technology systems; and prioritizing nuclear energy resources. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 284: Enumeration of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 466: Project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 526: Certain airport improvement contracts. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 551: Chronic wasting disease sampling and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 567: Covenants not to compete in employment contracts.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 30, 2026
AB 1180: Prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 8, 2026
AB 1187: Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1229: Prohibitions on nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 4: Agreements for direct primary care.
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Nov 4, 2025
SB 172: Prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 296: Enumeration of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 465: Project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 528: Certain airport improvement contracts. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 548: Chronic wasting disease sampling and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 8, 2026
SB 1139: Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 30, 2026
SB 1170: Prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1175: Prohibitions on nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 29

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 50: Agreements relating to motor carrier liability.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 58: State finances, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 127: Payment by employers of contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System that are required of public safety employees, arbitration under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, allowing municipal employers choice in health care coverage plan providers and health savings accounts that cover public safety employees, and prohibited and permissive subjects of collective bargaining.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 261: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 345: Arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 381: A sales and use tax exemption for items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 571: Regulating certain service contracts and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 576: Selection of student information system vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 654: Contracting with residential contractors.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 676: Contributions by state contractors and their officers and substantial owners to candidates for state office or their authorized committees.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Jul 7, 2011
SB 41: Agreements relating to motor carrier liability.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 137: Making companies that hire persons who are not legally in the United States ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 198: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 244: Arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 30, 2012
SB 361: Payments to the Second Chance Partners for Education and other nonprofit corporations that operate programs in which disengaged pupils participate in work-based learning programs while earning high school diplomas.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 363: A sales and use tax exemption for items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 492: Regulating certain service contracts and granting rule-making authority.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 548: Revenue limit for energy efficiency projects.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 556: Selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 562: Indemnification provisions in contracts for the sale of goods or services.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 565: Providing the public with information on state agency operations expenditures and state agency contracts and grants.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 569: Audits on cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews when state agencies contract for services and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 570: Cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews when state agencies contract for services.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 571: State contractual services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 16, 2012
SB 572: False claims against the state or a local government and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
May 15, 2012
SB 574: Contracting for services in state procurement.
Stopped in committee.
May 4, 2012
SB 575: State contractual services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 36

Mar 5, 2010
AB 2: State procurement of contractual services.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 26: Contracts for commercial mobile telephone service.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 53: Making companies that employ unauthorized aliens ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 120: Providing the public with information on state agency operations expenditures and state agency contracts and grants.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 196: Providing the public with information on state agency and school district operations expenditures and state agency and school district contracts and grants.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 19, 2010
AB 213: Establishing and changing compensation for city and village elective offices; signing village contracts; bidding procedure for village public construction contracts; officer-of-the-peace status of village officers; publication by the city clerk of fund receipts and disbursements; village and 4th class city regulation of political signs; liability of counties and cities for mob damage; means of providing police and fire protection by cities and villages; holdover status of appointed city and village officers; use of the s. 32.05 procedure in villages for certain housing and urban renewal condemnation; and application of public contract bidder prequalification to 1st class cities.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 216: Permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 16, 2010
AB 261: Soliciting purchases of goods or services using unsolicited checks or money orders and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 289: Creating separate regulatory requirements for certain future service contracts.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 396: An exemption from recording for time-share licenses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 427: State building contracting and construction procedures and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 551: Furlough of executive branch state employees during the 2009-11 fiscal biennium and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 654: Requiring local units of government to use the qualifications-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 736: Agreements relating to motor carrier liability.
Stopped in committee.
May 17, 2010
AB 780: Elimination of surplus retention limitations for residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and child welfare agencies that provide rate-based services for the Department of Children and Families or a county department of human services or social services; determination of the rates charged by those providers; establishment of a performance-based contracting system for those providers; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 792: State contractual services and false claims submitted to state and local governments, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 796: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 816: State contracts with financial institutions with foreclosures in the state.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 915: Authorizing the state superintendent to withhold payments from a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program if the private school is in arrears or default in contractual payments.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 951: Nullifying certain arbitration agreements between a resident and a nursing home or similar care facility.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 8: State procurement of contractual services.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 58: Permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 2, 2009
SB 62: State finances and appropriations and making diverse other changes in the statutes.
Became law.
Apr 26, 2010
SB 190: Renewals and extensions of business contracts.
Became law.
Feb 16, 2010
SB 242: Creating separate regulatory requirements for certain future service contracts.
Became law.
Feb 22, 2010
SB 262: An exemption from recording for time-share licenses.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 298: State building contracting and construction procedures and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 343: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 442: Requiring local units of government to use the qualifications-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 447: State contractual services and false claims submitted to state and local governments, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 567: Elimination of surplus retention limitations for residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and child welfare agencies that provide rate-based services for the Department of Children and Families or a county department of human services or social services; determination of the rates charged by those providers; establishment of a performance-based contracting system for those providers; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 589: Indemnity clauses in construction contracts.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 600: Making companies that hire illegal aliens ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 673: Nullifying certain arbitration agreements between a resident and a nursing home or similar care facility.
Stopped in committee.
May 3, 2010
SB 699: Providing the public with information on state agency and school district operations expenditures and state agency and school district contracts and grants.
Stopped in committee.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject