republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2023/ab-514.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: prohibiting certain indemnification provisions in contracts relating to design professional services."
description: "Relating to: prohibiting certain indemnification provisions in contracts relating to design professional services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 514"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 514 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandtjen", "Considine", "Dallman", "Duchow", "Joers", "Novak", "Rozar", "Schmidt", "Steffen", "Stubbs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc511245-ef57-4cba-8e38-7a04258703af"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab514"
source_hash: "0642eaeb4e984eadd8455e429645202054728974c6f5a0e70ed6f0de58deca36"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 514 (2023) — Relating to: prohibiting certain indemnification provisions in contracts relating to design professional services.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB514-AA1-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB514)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4 — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 1 — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Considine — primary (person)
- Dallman — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Joers — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Steffen, Brandtjen, Considine, Duchow, Joers, Novak, Rozar, Schmidt and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Marklein, Pfaff and Spreitzer `introduction`
- **2023-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dallman
- **2023-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dallman
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-05T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-01-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor
- **2024-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-18-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 211 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-23-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc511245-ef57-4cba-8e38-7a04258703af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).