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AB690 • 2025

certain preferential treatment by local governments

certain preferential treatment by local governments

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Madison, Taylor, Clancy, Anderson, Arney, Billings, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell, Vining, Miresse, Prado and Tenorio, cosponsored by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Carpenter
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Local Government
Effective date
Not listed

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certain preferential treatment by local governments

certain preferential treatment by local governments Status: A - Local Government

What This Bill Does

  • certain preferential treatment by local governments Status: A - Local Government

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-26 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Madison , Taylor , Clancy , Anderson , Arney , Billings , DeSmidt , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Joers , McCarville , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Palmeri , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sinicki , Stubbs , Subeck , Udell , Vining , Miresse , Prado and Tenorio ; cosponsored by Senators Drake , L. Johnson , Ratcliff , Dassler-Alfheim , Hesselbein , Larson , Roys , Spreitzer and Carpenter

  3. 2025-11-26 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

certain preferential treatment by local governments
Status: A - Local Government

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 690
November 26, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Madison
,
Taylor
,
Clancy
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Billings
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Joers
,
McCarville
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Udell
,
Vining
,
Miresse
,
Prado
and
Tenorio
, cosponsored by Senators
Drake
,
L. Johnson
,
Ratcliff
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Hesselbein
,
Larson
,
Roys
,
Spreitzer
and
Carpenter
. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AB690,1,2
1
An Act

to amend
66.0145 (title) and 66.0145 (2) of the statutes;
relating to:

2
certain preferential treatment by local governments.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
A statutory provision created in
2023 Wisconsin Act 12
provides that, unless required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment on the basis of, race, color, ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation in making employment decisions regarding employees of a political subdivision or contracting for public works. This bill eliminates the specification in this provision that the granting of preferential treatment based on the listed characteristics is prohibited.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB690,1
3
Section
1
.
66.0145 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB690,1,4
4
66.0145
(title)
No
preferences

discrimination
in hiring or contracting.
AB690,2
5
Section
2
.
66.0145 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB690,2,3
6
66.0145
(2)
Unless required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may
1
discriminate
against, or grant preferential treatment
on the basis of
,
race, color,
2
ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation in making employment decisions
3
regarding employees of a political subdivision or contracting for public works.
AB690,2,4
4
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