# Wisconsin SB461: An Act to repeal 84.01 (33) (bm), 84.062 (1) (b), 84.062 (1) (c), 84.062 (1) (d), 84.062 (1) (dm), 84.062 (1) (h), (i), (j) and (k), 84.062 (1) (n), (o) and (q), 84.062 (2) (b), 84.062 (2) (d) and (e), 84.062 (3) (d), 84.062 (5) to (9) and 84.062 (13) and (14); to renumber and amend 84.062 (1) (a); to amend 84.013 (2m), 84.0145 (4), 84.062 (1) (L), 84.062 (1) (m), 84.062 (2) (a), 84.062 (3) (a) (intro.), 84.062 (3) (a) 2., 84.062 (3) (a) 3., 84.062 (3) (a) 4., 84.062 (3) (b), 84.062 (10) (a), 84.062 (10) (b), 84.062 (11) (a) (intro.), 84.062 (11) (a) 1., 84.062 (11) (a) 2., 84.062 (11) (a) 3., 84.062 (11) (b) and 84.062 (11) (c); to repeal and recreate 84.062 (2) (title) and 84.062 (4); to create 84.062 (1) (ae), 84.062 (1) (bm), 84.062 (1) (er), 84.062 (1) (Lm), 84.062 (1) (mn), 84.062 (2) (c), 84.062 (3) (cm), 84.062 (3) (e), 84.062 (11) (d), 84.062 (11) (e), 84.062 (11) (f) and 84.062 (15) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Wisconsin SB461, An Act to repeal 84.01 (33) (bm), 84.062 (1) (b), 84.062 (1) (c), 84.062 (1) (d), 84.062 (1) (dm), 84.062 (1) (h), (i), (j) and (k), 84.062 (1) (n), (o) and (q), 84.062 (2) (b), 84.062 (2) (d) and (e), 84.062 (3) (d), 84.062 (5) to (9) and 84.062 (13) and (14); to renumber and amend 84.062 (1) (a); to amend 84.013 (2m), 84.0145 (4), 84.062 (1) (L), 84.062 (1) (m), 84.062 (2) (a), 84.062 (3) (a) (intro.), 84.062 (3) (a) 2., 84.062 (3) (a) 3., 84.062 (3) (a) 4., 84.062 (3) (b), 84.062 (10) (a), 84.062 (10) (b), 84.062 (11) (a) (intro.), 84.062 (11) (a) 1., 84.062 (11) (a) 2., 84.062 (11) (a) 3., 84.062 (11) (b) and 84.062 (11) (c); to repeal and recreate 84.062 (2) (title) and 84.062 (4); to create 84.062 (1) (ae), 84.062 (1) (bm), 84.062 (1) (er), 84.062 (1) (Lm), 84.062 (1) (mn), 84.062 (2) (c), 84.062 (3) (cm), 84.062 (3) (e), 84.062 (11) (d), 84.062 (11) (e), 84.062 (11) (f) and 84.062 (15) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Dan Feyen (Republican), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Howard Marklein (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-03-20 (Published 3-21-2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin SB461
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 84.01 (33) (bm), 84.062 (1) (b), 84.062 (1) (c), 84.062 (1) (d), 84.062 (1) (dm), 84.062 (1) (h), (i), (j) and (k), 84.062 (1) (n), (o) and (q), 84.062 (2) (b), 84.062 (2) (d) and (e), 84.062 (3) (d), 84.062 (5) to (9) and 84.062 (13) and (14); to renumber and amend 84.062 (1) (a); to amend 84.013 (2m), 84.0145 (4), 84.062 (1) (L), 84.062 (1) (m), 84.062 (2) (a), 84.062 (3) (a) (intro.), 84.062 (3) (a) 2., 84.062 (3) (a) 3., 84.062 (3) (a) 4., 84.062 (3) (b), 84.062 (10) (a), 84.062 (10) (b), 84.062 (11) (a) (intro.), 84.062 (11) (a) 1., 84.062 (11) (a) 2., 84.062 (11) (a) 3., 84.062 (11) (b) and 84.062 (11) (c); to repeal and recreate 84.062 (2) (title) and 84.062 (4); to create 84.062 (1) (ae), 84.062 (1) (bm), 84.062 (1) (er), 84.062 (1) (Lm), 84.062 (1) (mn), 84.062 (2) (c), 84.062 (3) (cm), 84.062 (3) (e), 84.062 (11) (d), 84.062 (11) (e), 84.062 (11) (f) and 84.062 (15) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-02
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Published 3-21-2026
- Sponsors: Dan Feyen (Republican), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Howard Marklein (Republican), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Patrick Testin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Sen Bill 461, Road -- Construction and repair, Transportation, Department of -- Roads
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Highway bidders lose specific court review: cost, low. Directly affected people and businesses lose the former specific right to challenge decisions to issue qualifications or proposal requests in court. The law creates no replacement review right for those decisions under alternative delivery. Contractors remain liable for harm to others and loss of o…
- Highway bidders get payments with tradeoffs: mixed, medium. Design-build solicitations must offer qualified losing bidders at least 0.3% of the department's estimated design and construction cost. Other alternative methods can offer the same minimum when stated in the solicitation. Qualified bidders with responsive proposals receive payments when they lose,…
- Highway contracting expands with spending limits: mixed, medium. Wisconsin's transportation department can use more contracting methods for state highway projects eligible for federal funding. Covered methods have a $300 million commitment limit per two-year budget period, adjusted annually beginning in 2026. Design-build and joint interstate project amounts are…
- Highway bids stay private during selection: mixed, low. Wisconsin's transportation department and review committee cannot release submitted bid documents for public inspection during active procurement. Protection starts with the qualifications request or single-phase solicitation and ends when a winner is selected. Committee discussions and evaluation…
- New selection safeguards for highway bidders: mixed, low. Wisconsin generally must use two selection phases that follow federal procurement rules. One phase is allowed only when the department finds two phases inappropriate; federal rules still apply. A five-member review committee evaluates qualifications, proposals, and alternative designs, and may hold…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Dallman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House

## Actions (33)

- 2026-03-20: Published 3-21-2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Report approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 104 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Report correctly enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: LRB correction (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Received from Assembly concurred in (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read a third time and concurred in (House)
- 2026-01-13: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-01-13: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-01-13: Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up (House)
- 2026-01-08: Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read first time and referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-19: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-11-18: Ordered immediately messaged (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Read a third time and passed (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Rules suspended to give bill its third reading (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Senate Amendment 1 adopted (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Read a second time (Senate)
- 2025-11-14: Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2025-10-28: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2025-10-22: Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein (Senate)
- 2025-10-17: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-10-02: Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-10-02: Introduced by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Keyeski, Spreitzer, Testin and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Knodl, Maxey, Moses, Murphy and O'Connor (Senate)

## Bill text

- Senate Amendment 1, 2025-11-10: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB461-SA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB461-SA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB461), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB461.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Senate Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB461-SA1)
- [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB461-SA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB461)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB461.pdf)

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