2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 217

An Act to renumber and amend 59.52 (29) (a), 60.47 (1) (a), 60.47 (5) and 62.15 (1); to amend 60.47 (2) (a), 60.47 (2) (b), 60.47 (3), 60.47 (4) and 60.47 (5) (title); to create 59.52 (29) (c) 2., 59.52 (29) (c) 3., 59.52 (29) (e), 60.47 (1) (ag), 60.47 (1) (as), 60.47 (2m), 60.47 (2s), 60.47 (5) (c), 62.15 (1) (b) and 62.15 (1) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/3/2026 Asm.Published 4-4-2026705
3/16/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2788
5/29/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0160

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/23/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Brooks, Armstrong, Novak, Donovan, Kitchens, Franklin, VanderMeer, B. Jacobson, Gundrum, Knodl, Mursau, Dittrich and Melotik;
cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk
113
4/23/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government113
5/6/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives O'Connor, Maxey and Donovan125
5/7/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
5/7/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
5/14/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor143
5/15/2025 Asm.Representative Tittl added as a coauthor144
5/28/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
5/29/2025 Asm.Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0160
5/29/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0160
5/29/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules160
7/28/2025 Asm.Representative Udell added as a coauthor229
9/23/2025 Asm.Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor265
10/28/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor327
2/13/2026 Asm.Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 
2/16/2026 Asm.Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors579
2/17/2026 Asm.Read a second time583
2/17/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted583
2/17/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted583
2/17/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading583
2/17/2026 Asm.Rules suspended583
2/17/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed583
2/17/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged583
2/18/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly726
2/20/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization738
2/20/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/16/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2788
3/16/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)789
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a second time800
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading800
3/17/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading800
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in800
3/17/2026 Sen.Senator Smith added as a cosponsor793
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged813
3/18/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in665
3/26/2026 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)690
3/26/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026691
4/2/2026 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026704
4/3/2026 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 188705
4/3/2026 Asm.Published 4-4-2026705
 
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