| 1 | 1 | | 2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE |
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| 2 | 2 | | LRB-2418/1 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SWB:cdc |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2025 SENATE BILL 162 |
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| 5 | 5 | | March 27, 2025 - Introduced by Senators WIMBERGER and WALL, cosponsored by |
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| 6 | 6 | | Representatives GOEBEN, O'CONNOR and KNODL. Referred to Committee on |
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| 7 | 7 | | Transportation and Local Government. |
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| 9 | 9 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT to amend 985.065 (2) (a) of the statutes; relating to: bid requirement |
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| 11 | 11 | | for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at |
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| 13 | 13 | | least two English newspapers published daily. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | Under current law, in counties that have a population of 250,000 or more, the |
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| 16 | 16 | | county board must, at its annual meeting, direct the county clerk to invite proposals |
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| 17 | 17 | | from the English newspapers published daily in that county for the publication and |
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| 18 | 18 | | printing of the board[s proceedings and all other notices or advertisements |
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| 19 | 19 | | authorized or required to be published or printed by the board and all officers, |
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| 20 | 20 | | boards, and departments of that county during the following year. This bill |
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| 21 | 21 | | modifies the requirement, providing that only counties that have a population of |
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| 22 | 22 | | 250,000 or more and have at least two English newspapers published daily must |
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| 23 | 23 | | direct the county clerk to invite proposals for publication and printing. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 25 | 25 | | enact as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 985.065 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 5 2025 - 2026 Legislature |
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| 32 | 32 | | SENATE BILL 162 |
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| 33 | 33 | | - 2 - LRB-2418/1 |
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| 34 | 34 | | SWB:cdc |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 985.065 (2) (a) In counties having a population of 250,000 or more and that |
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| 37 | 37 | | have at least 2 English newspapers published daily, the county board of |
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| 38 | 38 | | supervisors, at its annual meeting shall direct the county clerk to invite proposals |
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| 39 | 39 | | from the English newspapers published daily in said county, for the publication and |
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| 40 | 40 | | printing of the proceedings of said board, and all other notices or advertisements as |
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| 41 | 41 | | shall be authorized or required to be published or printed by the said board and all |
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| 42 | 42 | | officers, boards and departments of said county, during the next ensuing year, |
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| 43 | 43 | | which publications and advertising may be divided and classified if the said board |
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| 44 | 44 | | shall so order. |
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