Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB1118: An Act to renumber 16.754 (1) (a) and 16.754 (2); to amend 16.72 (2) (c), 16.754 (title), 16.754 (2) (title) and 16.754 (3) (intro.); to create 16.754 (1) (am), 16.754 (2) (a), 16.754 (2m) and 66.0147 of the statutes; Relating to: state procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local governments to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state. (FE)
Status: Failed, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 16.72 (2) (c), 216.754 (title), 16.754 (2) (title) and 16.754 (3) (intro.); to create 16.754 (1) 3(am), 16.754 (2) (a), 16.754 (2m) and 66.0147 of the statutes; relating to: state 4procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and 5setting a goal for local governments to purchase a certain percentage of 6products and services from businesses located in this state…
From the introduced text, March 19, 2026:
to amend 16.72 (2) (c), 216.754 (title), 16.754 (2) (title) and 16.754 (3) (intro.); to create 16.754 (1) 3(am), 16.754 (2) (a), 16.754 (2m) and 66.0147 of the statutes; relating to: state 4procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and 5setting a goal for local governments to purchase a certain percentage of 6products and services from businesses located in this state. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Administration and any agency making purchases to attempt to ensure that at least 20 percent of the total amount expended for procurement in each fiscal year is for products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses and that, in any fiscal year, the percentage of the total amount expended for products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses is not lower than it was in the previous fiscal year. To measure compliance with this requirement, the bill requires DOA to collect data from a person who bids for a contract regarding the person's principal place of business and make the information publicly available on its website. The bill also sets a goal that at least 20 percent of the aggregate value of the annual purchases of products and services by a local governmental unit (which includes cities, villages, towns, counties, and special purpose districts, which include schools …