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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 1139
March 19, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Pfaff
,
Wirch
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Ratcliff
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
McGuire
,
Doyle
,
Snodgrass
,
Anderson
,
DeSmidt
,
Emerson
,
Joers
,
Kirsch
,
Miresse
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
and
Stubbs
. Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
SB1139,1,5
1
An Act
to renumber and amend
16.754 (2);
to amend
16.754 (3) (intro.) and
2
(a) and 66.0901 (1m) (b);
to create
16.754 (2) (b) and 66.0901 (10) of the
3
statutes;
relating to:
preference in state and local government contracts and
4
procurement for materials manufactured in the United States and granting
5
rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law generally authorizes the Department of Administration to purchase, or delegate the authority to purchase, all necessary materials and contractual services for all state agencies. With some exceptions, orders or contracts must be awarded to the lowest bidder. One such exception requires, if all other factors are substantially equal, the purchasing agent to purchase materials that are mined, produced, manufactured, fabricated, or assembled to the greatest extent in the United States.
Under this bill, with limited exceptions, the state must purchase materials that are manufactured to the greatest extent in the United States, regardless of whether all other factors are substantially equal. The bill also requires, with limited exceptions, that a contract for a public works or public improvement project contain a provision requiring the contractor to use materials that are manufactured in the United States.
Generally, under current law, if a city, village, town, county, school district, sewer district, technical college district, or other local unit of government wishes to let a public contract involving the construction or repair of any public work or building, or the furnishing of supplies or materials, there are a number of bidding requirements that apply to such contracts. For example, if the value of the contract is above a certain amount, or between certain amounts, certain local units of government must publish a notice in the newspaper before it contracts for the work.
The bill adds another requirement to public contracts entered into by local units of government. Under the bill, these public contracts must contain a provision that the contractor will use materials that are manufactured in the United States in the performance of the contract.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB1139,1
1
Section
1
.
16.754 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.754 (2) (a) and
2
amended to read:
SB1139,2,7
3
16.754
(2)
(a) Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2., (2), (2m)
,
and (6), when
all
4
other factors are substantially equal
making purchases,
the state shall purchase
5
materials
which
that
are manufactured to the greatest extent in the United States
,
6
as defined by the department by rule, unless prohibited by federal law or a treaty or
7
other international agreement
.
SB1139,2
8
Section
2
.
16.754 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1139,2,13
9
16.754
(2)
(b) Each contract entered into by the state for the construction,
10
repair, or modification of a public works or public improvement project shall contain
11
a provision requiring the contractor to use materials that are manufactured in the
12
United States in the performance of the contract, unless prohibited by federal law
13
or a treaty or other international agreement.
SB1139,3
1
Section
3
.
16.754 (3) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1139,3,11
2
16.754
(3)
Exemptions.
(intro.) Subsection (2)
(a)
does not apply if the
3
materials are purchased for the purpose of commercial resale or for the purpose of
4
use in the production of goods for commercial sale. Subsection (2)
(a)
does not apply
5
to the purchase of stationery and printing materials.
Subsection (2) does not apply
6
if the department determines, under s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2., that the foreign nation or
7
subdivision thereof in which the vendor is domiciled does not give preference to
8
vendors domiciled in that nation or subdivision in making governmental purchases.
9
Subsection (2)
(a)
does not apply if the department or other person having
10
contracting authority in respect to the purchase determines
that
any of the
11
following
:
SB1139,3,13
12
(a) The materials are not manufactured in the United States in sufficient or
13
reasonably available quantities
; or
.
SB1139,4
14
Section
4
.
66.0901 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1139,3,18
15
66.0901
(1m)
(b) Except when necessary to secure federal aid
, and except as
16
provided in sub. (10)
, a political subdivision may not use a bidding method that
17
gives preference based on the geographic location of the bidder or that uses criteria
18
other than the lowest responsible bidder in awarding a contract.
SB1139,5
19
Section
5
.
66.0901 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1139,4,2
20
66.0901
(10)
Materials manufactured in the United States.
Each public
21
contract entered into by a municipality shall contain a provision that the contractor
22
will use materials that are manufactured in the United States in the performance
1
of the contract, unless prohibited by federal law or a treaty or other international
2
agreement.
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3
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