Relating to: prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
SB 490 amends Wisconsin's prevailing wage laws to establish a statewide standard for construction projects funded by public entities. It creates new privacy protections (Section 1), prohibiting authorities from sharing employee names or personally identifiable information without consent on projects subject to prevailing wage rules. The bill also defines key terms like "prevailing wage rate" (Section 6), clarifies that local governments cannot impose stricter wage requirements than the state standard (Section 8), and specifies which projects qualify for prevailing wage coverage (Sections 2-9). These changes directly affect contractors bidding on public works projects and local governments administering construction contracts.
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Introduction
Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 2, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall;
cosponsored by Representatives Sheehan, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado
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Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Wirch
DDemocratic
P
Brad Pfaff
DDemocratic
P
Chris Larson
DDemocratic
P
Dianne Hesselbein
DDemocratic
P
Dora Drake
DDemocratic
P
Jamie Wall
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Smith
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Habush Sinykin
DDemocratic
P
Kelda Roys
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
DDemocratic
P
LaTonya Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keyeski
DDemocratic
P
Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
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