Wisconsin SB296: An Act to renumber and amend 775.01; to amend 13.48 (4), 16.867 (2) and 20.924 (1) (a); to create 13.48 (19) (am), 16.007 (2m), 16.40 (20b), 16.855 (3m), 16.858 (3m), 16.899 and 775.01 (2) of the statutes; Relating to: enumeration of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund. (FE)

What the bill says

To amend 13.48 (4), 16.867 (2) and 220.924 (1) (a); to create 13.48 (19) (am), 16.007 (2m), 16.40 (20b), 16.855 (3m), 316.858 (3m), 16.899 and 775.01 (2) of the statutes; relating to: enumeration 4of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to 5building program project budgets, selection of project architects and 6engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy 7conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and 8making a transfer to the state building trust fund…

From the introduced text, May 30, 2025:

to amend 13.48 (4), 16.867 (2) and 220.924 (1) (a); to create 13.48 (19) (am), 16.007 (2m), 16.40 (20b), 16.855 (3m), 316.858 (3m), 16.899 and 775.01 (2) of the statutes; relating to: enumeration 4of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to 5building program project budgets, selection of project architects and 6engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy 7conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and 8making a transfer to the state building trust fund. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Project enumerations of in the Authorized State Building Program Under current law, the Building Commission may authorize the design and construction of any building, structure, or facility costing in excess of $2,000,000, only if that project is enumerated in the Authorized State Building Program, which appears in each biennial budget passed by the legislature. This bill eliminates that enumeration requirement for the design phase of a project and provides that the construction of any building, structure, or facility may not be enumerated in the authorized state building program unless the building commission determines that at least 50 percent of the project's design phase has already been completed. Reports concerning modifications to building program projects Under current law, the Building Commission has the authority to authorize limited changes in the program or budget of a building …