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Wisconsin Legislature · AB 217 · A - Enacted into Law

Local government competitive bidding thresholds

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Officially: “local government competitive bidding thresholds. Read the full text

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2025-2026 legislature

Where it is

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Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Brooks, Armstrong, Novak, Donovan, Kitchens, Franklin, VanderMeer, B. Jacobson, Gundrum, Knodl, Mursau, Dittrich and Melotik; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk · Apr 23, 2025

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Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government · Apr 23, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives O'Connor, Maxey and Donovan · May 6, 2025

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Fiscal estimate received · May 7, 2025

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Public hearing held · May 7, 2025

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Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor · May 14, 2025

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Representative Tittl added as a coauthor · May 15, 2025

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Executive action taken · May 28, 2025

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Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0 · May 29, 2025

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Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0 · May 29, 2025

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Referred to committee on Rules · May 29, 2025

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Representative Udell added as a coauthor · Jul 28, 2025

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Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor · Sep 23, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor · Oct 28, 2025

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Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 · Feb 13, 2026

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Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors · Feb 16, 2026

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Read a second time · Feb 17, 2026

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Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 17, 2026

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Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 17, 2026

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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 17, 2026

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Rules suspended · Feb 17, 2026

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Read a third time and passed · Feb 17, 2026

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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 17, 2026

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Received from Assembly · Feb 18, 2026

Senate

Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization · Feb 20, 2026

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Available for scheduling · Feb 20, 2026

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Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Mar 16, 2026

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Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Mar 16, 2026

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Read a second time · Mar 17, 2026

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Ordered to a third reading · Mar 17, 2026

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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Mar 17, 2026

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Read a third time and concurred in · Mar 17, 2026

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Senator Smith added as a cosponsor · Mar 17, 2026

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Ordered immediately messaged · Mar 17, 2026

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Received from Senate concurred in · Mar 18, 2026

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LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1) · Mar 26, 2026

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Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026 · Mar 26, 2026

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Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 · Apr 2, 2026

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Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 188 · Apr 3, 2026

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Published 4-4-2026 · Apr 3, 2026

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The numbers

14
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

O'ConnorBrooksArmstrongNovakDonovanKitchensFranklinVanderMeerB. JacobsonGundrumKnodlMursauDittrichMelotik
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Published 4-4-2026 (Apr 3, 2026).