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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
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                     2023 SENATE BILL 137
    March 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators BALLWEG, HESSELBEIN, COWLES, LARSON,
        SPREITZER and ROYS, cosponsored by Representatives RODRIGUEZ, ROZAR,
        BILLINGS, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, ARMSTRONG, BARE, CLANCY, CONSIDINE,
        DITTRICH, DUCHOW, EMERSON, GOYKE, JACOBSON, JOERS, S. JOHNSON, MADISON,
        MICHALSKI, NEDWESKI, NOVAK, ORTIZ-VELEZ, SCHUTT, SHANKLAND, SINICKI,
        STUBBS and SUBECK. Referred to Committee on Government Operations,
        Elections and Consumer Protection.
1   AN ACT to amend 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. and 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a.; and to create 16.75
2        (3m) (a) 5. and 16.87 (2) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: preferences for
3        woman-owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and
4        engineering 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:
5        SECTION 1. 16.75 (3m) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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     SENATE BILL 137                                                               SECTION 1
 1        16.75 (3m) (a) 5. “Woman-owned business” means a business certified by the
 2   department of administration under s. 16.285.
 3        SECTION 2. 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
 4        16.75 (3m) (c) 4. The department shall annually prepare and submit a report
 5   to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution
 6   to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), on the total amount of
 7   money paid to and the amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by
 8   minority businesses, minority financial advisers, minority investment firms,
 9   woman-owned       businesses,    disabled    veteran-owned      businesses,     disabled
10   veteran-owned financial advisers, and disabled veteran-owned investment firms
11   under the requirements of this subsection and ss. 16.855 (10m), 16.87 (2), 25.185,
12   84.075 and 565.25 (2) (a) 3. and on this state's progress toward achieving compliance
13   with par. (b) and ss. 16.855 (10m) (am) and (10n), 16.87 (2), 25.185, and 84.075 (1m).
14   The report shall also include the percentage of the total amount of money paid to and
15   the percentage of the total amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten
16   by woman-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, disabled
17   veteran-owned financial advisers, and disabled veteran-owned investment firms.
18   In calculating the percentages to be reported under this subsection, the department
19   shall exclude any purchase or contract for which a preference would violate any
20   federal law or regulation or any contract between an agency and a federal agency or
21   any contract that would result in a reduction in the amount of federal aids received
22   by this state.
23        SECTION 3. 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
24        16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract
25   complies with the goal established under par. (b) 1. or 2. or s. 16.855 (10m) (am) 1.
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    SENATE BILL 137                                                              SECTION 3
1   or 2., 16.87 (2) (b), (bm), or (c), or 25.185 (2) (a) or (b), the department shall include
2   only amounts paid to businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified
3   by the department of administration under s. 16.283, 16.285, or 16.287 (2),
4   whichever is appropriate.
5        SECTION 4. 16.87 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
6        16.87 (2) (bm) The department shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the
7   total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to woman-owned
8   businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 5.
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Statutes affected: 
Bill Text: 16.75(3m)(c)4, 16.75, 16.75(3m)(c)5.a