WI AB 217
enactedRelating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 217 pass?
Yes. WI AB 217 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Published 4-4-2026
What is WI AB 217 about?
WI AB 217 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 217?
Melotik, Dittrich, Mursau and 11 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 217.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-23
- Latest action
- 2026-04-03 — Published 4-4-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Melotikprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- B. Jacobsonprimary
- VanderMeerprimary
- Franklinprimary
- Kitchensprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Novakprimary
- Armstrongprimary
- Brooksprimary
- O'Connorprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-23
Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Brooks, Armstrong, Novak, Donovan, Kitchens, Franklin, VanderMeer, B. Jacobson, Gundrum, Knodl, Mursau, Dittrich and Melotik; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk
introduction
2025-04-23
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-06
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives O'Connor, Maxey and Donovan
amendment-introduction
2025-05-07
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-07
Public hearing held
2025-05-14
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
amendment-introduction
2025-05-15
Representative Tittl added as a coauthor
2025-05-28
Executive action taken
2025-05-29
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-29
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-29
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-07-28
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
2025-09-23
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
2025-10-28
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
amendment-introduction
2026-02-13
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
referral
2026-02-16
Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors
2026-02-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-17
Rules suspended
2026-02-17
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-20
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-20
Available for scheduling
2026-03-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-26
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
2026-03-26
Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-03
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 188
executive-signature
2026-04-03
Published 4-4-2026
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-05-29 · pass · 10-0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-05-29 · pass · 10-0
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2
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