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WI SB 461

enacted

Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 461 pass?

Yes. WI SB 461 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Published 3-21-2026

What is WI SB 461 about?

WI SB 461 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 461?

Ratcliff, Testin, Spreitzer and 3 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 461.

Introduced
2025-10-02
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Published 3-21-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Testinprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Markleinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Published 3-21-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-20

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 104

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-18

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-16

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2026-01-16

    LRB correction

  7. 2026-01-14

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  8. 2026-01-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. 2026-01-13

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-01-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2026-01-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-01-13

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  14. 2026-01-08

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  15. 2026-01-07

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  17. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  21. 2025-11-18

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  22. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2025-11-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  25. 2025-11-10

    Available for scheduling

  26. 2025-11-10

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-11-10

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-11-10

    Executive action taken

  29. 2025-10-28

    Public hearing held

  30. 2025-10-22

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-10-17

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  32. 2025-10-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  33. 2025-10-02

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Keyeski, Spreitzer, Testin and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Knodl, Maxey, Moses, Murphy and O'Connor

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-11-10 · pass · 5-0

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

    2025-11-10 · pass · 5-0

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