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WI SB 162

enacted

Relating to: bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2025-03-27
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-10 — Published 12-10-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wallprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-27

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, O'Connor and Knodl

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-27

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-27

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-06-04

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-06-05

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-06-05

    Available for scheduling

  7. 2025-06-17

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. 2025-06-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  9. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2025-06-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  15. 2025-07-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  17. 2025-11-19

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  19. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  21. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  22. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  25. 2025-11-24

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  26. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  27. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 70

    executive-signature

  28. 2025-12-10

    Published 12-10-2025

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-06-05 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

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