LRB-1189/1
CMH:cjs:ph
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
February 28, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Lassa, Erpenbach, Harris, Hansen,
Miller, C. Larson, Lehman, Shilling and Carpenter, cosponsored by
Representatives Pope, Krug, Ohnstad, Hebl, C. Taylor, Berceau, Bernard
Schaber
, Mason, Jorgensen and Hesselbein. Referred to Committee on
Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications.
SB42,1,3 1An Act to repeal 16.75 (1) (a) 2.; to amend 16.75 (1) (a) 1., 16.754 (2) and 16.754
2(3) (intro.); and to create 16.75 (4m) of the statutes; relating to: creating a
3preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law generally requires that state agencies or other authorized state
purchasing agents award orders and contracts for materials, supplies, equipment,
and contractual services to the entity that provides the lowest responsible bid or most
advantageous competitive proposal. Current law contains several exceptions to this
requirement. One exception is a preference for Wisconsin producers, distributors,
suppliers, and retailers over any out-of-state vendor that is domiciled in a
jurisdiction that grants a preference to vendors domiciled in that jurisdiction. This
bill deletes this exception and, instead, requires state agencies and other purchasing
agents to maximize the awards given to businesses that have at least 50 percent of
their operations in Wisconsin or that plan to have at least 50 percent of their
operations in Wisconsin in the next year. To accomplish this goal, the state agency
or purchasing agent may purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual
services from any such business that submits a bid or proposal that is no more than
5 percent higher than the apparent low bid or most advantageous proposal.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB42,1 1Section 1. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42,2,102 16.75 (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all
3materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any
4agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t),
5(4m), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10e), and (10m) and ss. 16.705 (1r), 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754,
616.964 (8), 50.05 (7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a), and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest
7responsible bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub.
8(1m), when appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to
9be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes for which they
10are required and the date of delivery.
SB42,2 11Section 2. 16.75 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB42,3 12Section 3. 16.75 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42,2,1613 16.75 (4m) (a) In this subsection, "Wisconsin business" means a business that
14has at least 50 percent of its operations in Wisconsin or that plans to have at least
1550 percent of its operations in Wisconsin by the end of the year following the
16solicitation of the bid or proposal.
SB42,2,1917 (b) 1. The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71
18(1), and any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 shall attempt to maximize the
19amount paid under this subchapter in each fiscal year to Wisconsin businesses.
SB42,3,420 2. Except as provided under sub. (7), the department, any other designated
21purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases under s.

116.74 may purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services from
2any Wisconsin business submitting a qualified responsible competitive bid that is no
3more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid or submitting a competitive
4proposal that is no more than 5 percent higher than the most advantageous proposal.
SB42,4 5Section 4. 16.754 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42,3,86 16.754 (2) Purchase preference. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2., (2), (2m),
7and (6), when all other factors are substantially equal the state shall purchase
8materials which are manufactured to the greatest extent in the United States.
SB42,5 9Section 5. 16.754 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42,3,1810 16.754 (3) Exemptions. (intro.) Subsection (2) does not apply if the materials
11are purchased for the purpose of commercial resale or for the purpose of use in the
12production of goods for commercial sale. Subsection (2) does not apply to the
13purchase of stationery and printing materials. Subsection (2) does not apply if the
14department determines, under s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2., that the foreign nation or
15subdivision thereof in which the vendor is domiciled does not give preference to
16vendors domiciled in that nation or subdivision in making governmental purchases.
17 Subsection (2) does not apply if the department or other person having contracting
18authority in respect to the purchase determines that:
SB42,6 19Section 6. Initial applicability.
SB42,3,2120 (1) The treatment of section 16.75 (4m) of the statutes first applies to bids or
21proposals solicited on the effective date of this subsection.
SB42,3,2222 (End)
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