2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-0750/1
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March 13, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives Hong, Clancy, Phelps, Madison, Tenorio, Cruz, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki and Arney, cosponsored by Senators Larson and Roys. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB1147,1,4
1An Act to repeal 16.75 (10p) and 20.931; to amend 16.75 (1) (a) 1. and 781.10 2(2) (c) 6. of the statutes; relating to: repealing certain contracting and other
3restrictions on state and local government entities concerning prohibited
4boycotts of Israel. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits any state agency or other body in state government and any local governmental unit, including a special purpose district, from adopting a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the state agency or local governmental unit in a boycott of Israel or doing business in Israel or in a territory under Israeli jurisdiction (prohibited boycott). This bill eliminates that prohibition.
Current law also requires contracts for materials, supplies, equipment, and services between state purchasing agents and nongovernmental entities to include a provision that the nongovernmental entity is not currently participating, or will not for the duration of the contract participate, in a prohibited boycott, unless the estimated cost associated with the contract is less than $100,000. The bill eliminates that requirement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB1147,1
1Section 1. 16.75 (10p) of the statutes is repealed. AB1147,22Section 2. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: AB1147,2,11316.75 (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all 4materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any 5agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t), 6(6), (7), (8), (9), (10e), and (10m), and (10p) and ss. 16.705 (1r), 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 716.754, 50.05 (7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a), 165.987, and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to 8the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates 9under sub. (1m), when appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the 10articles to be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes 11for which they are required and the date of delivery. AB1147,312Section 3. 20.931 of the statutes is repealed. AB1147,413Section 4. 781.10 (2) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: AB1147,2,1614781.10 (2) (c) 6. To the extent authorized by law, a state agency, as defined in 15s. 20.931 (1) (c) 16.9565 (1) (d), that is aggrieved by the final decision on the 16application for approval.
