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| 2 | 2 | | EVM:amn |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 508 |
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| 5 | 5 | | October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SHANKLAND, SINICKI, OHNSTAD, |
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| 6 | 6 | | C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, BARE, CABRERA, CLANCY, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, |
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| 7 | 7 | | DOYLE, DRAKE, EMERSON, GOYKE, HAYWOOD, HONG, JACOBSON, JOERS, MADISON, |
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| 8 | 8 | | MOORE OMOKUNDE, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, SHELTON, SNODGRASS, |
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| 9 | 9 | | STUBBS, SUBECK and VINING, cosponsored by Senators HESSELBEIN, L. |
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| 10 | 10 | | JOHNSON, AGARD, CARPENTER, LARSON, PFAFF, ROYS, SMITH, SPREITZER, TAYLOR |
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| 11 | 11 | | and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment. |
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| 12 | 12 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT to repeal 16.75 (1p), 16.855 (1p), 66.0901 (1) (ae), 66.0901 (1) (am), |
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| 14 | 14 | | 66.0901 (6m) and 66.0901 (6s); and to amend 66.0901 (6) of the statutes; |
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| 15 | 15 | | relating to: project labor agreements and public contracts. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 17 | 17 | | Under current law, the state and local units of government are prohibited from |
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| 18 | 18 | | engaging in certain practices in letting bids for state procurement or public works |
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| 19 | 19 | | contracts. Among these prohibitions, as established by 2017 Wisconsin Act 3, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | state and local governments may not do any of the following in specifications for bids |
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| 21 | 21 | | for the contracts: 1) require that a bidder enter into an agreement with a labor |
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| 22 | 22 | | organization; 2) consider, when awarding a contract, whether a bidder has or has not |
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| 23 | 23 | | entered into an agreement with a labor organization; or 3) require that a bidder enter |
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| 24 | 24 | | into an agreement that requires that the bidder or bidder's employees become or |
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| 25 | 25 | | remain members of a labor organization or pay any dues or fees to a labor |
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| 26 | 26 | | organization. This bill repeals these bidding specification restrictions. |
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| 27 | 27 | | For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be |
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| 28 | 28 | | printed as an appendix to this bill. |
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| 29 | 29 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 30 | 30 | | enact as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed. |
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| 36 | 36 | | EVM:amn |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 508 |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 3. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 4. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 5. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 66.0901 (6) SEPARATION OF CONTRACTS; CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS. In public |
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| 43 | 43 | | contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public |
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| 44 | 44 | | building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality |
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| 45 | 45 | | may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts |
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| 46 | 46 | | shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as |
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| 47 | 47 | | provided in sub. (6m), the The municipality may set out in any public contract |
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| 48 | 48 | | reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character |
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| 49 | 49 | | and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors |
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| 50 | 50 | | as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set |
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| 51 | 51 | | up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person, |
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| 52 | 52 | | if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid. |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 6. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed. |
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| 54 | 54 | | SECTION 7. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed. |
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