Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: To Executive 8 R cosponsors

AB 273 — Relating to: bids proposing the use of alternate subbase materials. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been amended to include a provision that allows the engineer in charge of a highway project to prohibit the use of specific subbase materials if they believe it would negatively impact the project. This change ensures that while there is a list of approved materials, the decision-making remains flexible and site-specific, helping to avoid potential construction issues. This matters because it balances standardization with the need for engineering discretion, ultimately aiming for safer and more effective highway improvements.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0389/1 EVM:cdc&ahe ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 273 June 20, 2019 - Offered by Representative ANFELIPPO .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-3326/1 EVM:kjf&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 273 June 7, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives ANFELIPPO, BRANDTJEN, GUNDRUM , K NODL, KUGLITSCH , MAGNAFICI, NEYLON , OT, QUINN , RAMTHUN , SORTWELL, T USLER, W ICHGERS and A LLEN, cosponsored by Senators T IFFAN, CRAIG, C OWLES, F EYEN, KAPENGA , NASS, W ANGGAARD and B ERNIER.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
A N A CT to create 84.06 (2) (c) of the statutes;
relating to:
bids proposing the use of alternate subbase materials.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Transportation to maintain a list of highway subbase materials and associated thicknesses of the materials that will provide equivalent structural properties for the purpose of highway construction.
The bill also requires DOT to allow bidders to base their bids on the use of equivalent subbase materials contained on the list.
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:
SECTION 1.
84.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
84.06 (2) (c) 1.
In its facilities development manual, the department shall at all times maintain a list of at least 7 subbase materials and associated thicknesses of the materials that the department determines will provide equivalent structural properties for the purpose of highway improvement.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3326/1 EVM:kjf&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 273 SECTION 1 2.
The department shall allow all bidders to base their bids on the use of any equivalent subbase material included in the list under subd.
Page 2, line 2:
SECTION 2.Nonstatutory provisions.
after that line insert:
(1) On the effective date of this subsection ....
“3.
[LRB inserts date], the list of subbase materials contained in section 11-5-15 of the department of transportation's facilities development manual shall satisfy the requirement under s.
Notwithstanding subd.
84.06 (2) (c) 1.
2., if the engineer of record for a highway improvement determines that the use of a subbase material included in the list under subd.
1.
would be detrimental to the improvement for site-specific reasons, he or she may prohibit the use of that material as a subbase in the improvement.
If the engineer of record prohibits the use of a subbase material under this subdivision, he or she shall provide that determination in writing.”.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2020 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-6-2019

  4. Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2019

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 6-28-2019

  6. LRB correction

  7. Received from Senate concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 6-26-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Received from Assembly

  18. Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  20. Rules suspended

  21. Ordered to a third reading

  22. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  24. Read a second time

  25. Fiscal estimate received

  26. Representative Edming added as a coauthor

  27. Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  30. Executive action taken

  31. Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  32. Public hearing held

  33. Fiscal estimate received

  34. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  35. Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun, Sortwell, Tusler, Wichgers and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Craig, Cowles, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Wanggaard and Bernier

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14 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (14)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 19 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 91000
Republican 8000
Democrat 2400
Total 191400
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
BERNIER — Yea
COWLES — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
CRAIG — Yea
DARLING — Yea
TIFFANY — Yea
OLSEN — Yea
ROTH — Yea
BEWLEY — Nay
SCHACHTNER — Nay
MILLER — Nay
SHILLING — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
PETROWSKI — Nay
HANSEN — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
RISSER — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 61 Yea · 35 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36000
Democrat 01400
Unaffiliated 252100
Total 613500
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRERA — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
CROWLEY — Nay
EDMING — Yea
FIELDS — Nay
GOYKE — Nay
GRUSZYNSKI — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KOLSTE — Nay
KUGLITSCH — Yea
KULP — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MYERS — Nay
NYGREN — Yea
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
OTT — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROHRKASTE — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
STUCK — Nay
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
ZAMARRIPA — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 273?
AB 273 is sponsored by Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Adam (Republican), Ott, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Ramthun, Tusler, Ron (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Sortwell, Shae (Republican), and Gundrum, Rick (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 273?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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