Disclosure of expenditures relating to state agency operations and state agency contracts and grants
Wis. Stat. § 16.413
in effect(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Financial instrument” includes any check, draft, warrant, money order, note, certificate of deposit, letter of credit, bill of exchange, credit or credit card, transaction authorization mechanism, marketable security, and any computer representation of them.
(b) “Grant” means a payment made to a person, other than aids to individuals and organizations and local assistance and the payment of salaries and fringe benefits for state employees.
(c) “Searchable Internet website” means a website that allows any person to search for both of the following:
1. State aggregate expenditures for state operations by state agency, expenditure category, expenditure amount, and the person to whom the expenditure is made.
2. Grants made by state agencies and contracts entered into by state agencies.
(d) “State agency” has the meaning given in s. 20.001 (1).
(e) “State operations” means all purposes except aids to individuals and organizations and local assistance.
(2) State agency expenditures for state operations.
(a) The department shall ensure that all state agency expenditures for state operations exceeding $100, including salaries and fringe benefits paid to state agency employees, are available for inspection on a searchable Internet website maintained by the department. Copies of each financial instrument relating to these expenditures, other than payments relating to state employee salaries, shall be available for inspection on the searchable Internet website.
(b) The department shall categorize the expenditure information under par. (a) by state agency, expenditure category, expenditure amount, and the person to whom the expenditure is made. If any of the expenditure information may be found on other websites, the department shall ensure that the information is accessible through the searchable Internet website under par. (a).
(c) State agencies shall provide the department with all expenditure information required under par. (a). The department may specify the format in which state agencies provide the expenditure information.
(3) State agency contracts and grants.
(a) The department shall ensure that all of the following information relating to each grant made by a state agency or contract entered into by a state agency is available for inspection on a searchable Internet website maintained by the department:
1. A copy of the contract and grant award.
2. The state agency making the grant or entering into the contract.
3. The name and address of the person receiving the grant or entering into the contract.
4. The purpose of the grant or contract.
5. The amount of the grant or the amount the state agency must expend under the contract and the name of the state fund from which the grant is paid or moneys are expended under the contract.
(b) State agencies shall provide the department with all of the information required under par. (a). The department may specify the format in which state agencies provide the information. The department shall make the information available on the searchable Internet website.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/16.413Fetched: 10/7/2026