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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 704
December 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senator
James
, cosponsored by Representatives
Rodriguez
,
Dittrich
,
Duchow
,
Novak
,
Snyder
and
Subeck
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB704,1,4
1
An Act
to amend
16.75 (3m) (c) 4. and 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a.;
to create
16.75 (3m)
2
(a) 5. and 16.87 (2) (bm) of the statutes;
relating to:
preferences for woman-
3
owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and engineering
4
services.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the Department of Administration must attempt to ensure that it pays certified woman-owned businesses 5 percent of the total amount expended for architectural and engineering services in each fiscal year, which is identical to the requirement for minority-owned businesses under current law. Also under the bill, DOA must include information regarding contracts awarded to and money paid to woman-owned businesses in an annual report to the governor and legislature, in a manner identical to that required for minority-owned businesses, on the state’s progress of meeting this goal.
For further information see the state 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:
SB704,1
1
Section
1
.
16.75 (3m) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB704,2,3
2
16.75
(3m)
(a) 5. “Woman-owned business” means a business certified by the
3
department under s. 16.285.
SB704,2
4
Section
2
.
16.75 (3m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB704,2,23
5
16.75
(3m)
(c) 4. The department shall annually prepare and submit a report
6
to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for
7
distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), on the total
8
amount of money paid to and the amount of indebtedness or other obligations
9
underwritten by minority businesses, minority financial advisers, minority
10
investment firms,
woman-owned businesses,
disabled veteran-owned businesses,
11
disabled veteran-owned financial advisers, and disabled veteran-owned investment
12
firms under the requirements of this subsection and ss. 16.855 (10m), 16.87 (2),
13
25.185, 84.075 and 565.25 (2) (a) 3. and on this state’s progress toward achieving
14
compliance with par. (b) and ss. 16.855 (10m) (am) and (10n), 16.87 (2), 25.185, and
15
84.075 (1m). The report shall also include the percentage of the total amount of
16
money paid to and the percentage of the total amount of indebtedness or other
17
obligations underwritten by
woman-owned businesses,
disabled veteran-owned
18
businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers, and disabled veteran-owned
19
investment firms. In calculating the percentages to be reported under this
20
subsection, the department shall exclude any purchase or contract for which a
21
preference would violate any federal law or regulation or any contract between an
22
agency and a federal agency or any contract that would result in a reduction in the
23
amount of federal aids received by this state.
SB704,3
24
Section
3
.
16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB704,3,6
1
16.75
(3m)
(c) 5. a. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or
2
subcontract complies with the goal established under par. (b) 1. or 2. or s. 16.855
3
(10m) (am) 1. or 2., 16.87 (2) (b)
, (bm),
or (c), or 25.185 (2) (a) or (b), the department
4
shall include only amounts paid to businesses, financial advisers, and investment
5
firms certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283
, 16.285,
or
6
16.287 (2), whichever is appropriate.
SB704,4
7
Section
4
.
16.87 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB704,3,10
8
16.87
(2)
(bm) The department shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the
9
total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to woman-
10
owned businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 5.
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