Assembly Bill 409
U-turns on highways and providing a penalty
Topics: Motor vehicle: Regulation, Road: Marking, Street
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Oct 29, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 31, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 29, 2009
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an operator of a vehicle may not make a turn to proceed in the opposite direction (U-turn) in certain circumstances, including at intersections where traffic is controlled by a traffic control signal or by a traffic officer and in any place where there are signs prohibiting U-turns erected by the authority that maintains the highway.
This bill removes the general limitation on U-turns at intersections controlled by traffic control signals. This bill also prohibits making U-turns on a curve or near the crest of a grade on an undivided highway where visibility is limited, and making U-turns when unsafe or when the U-turn would interfere with traffic.
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In Kaufman v. Postle , 2001 WI App 86, 26 N.W. 2d 10, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined that the statutes prohibited a motorist from passing a left-turning vehicle on the right by use of a paved shoulder. This bill reverses that decision by specifically allowing a motorist to pass a left-turning vehicle on the right by use of either the roadway or a paved shoulder.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Theodore Kanavas · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 27, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Senate received it.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 27, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Oct 8, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 31, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Aug 31, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steinbrink, Nerison, Townsend, Brooks, Petrowski, Vos, M. Williams and Turner;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Kanavas, Taylor, Holperin, Plale and Hansen
- Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Oct 8, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-29-2009 by committee on Rules
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote