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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 455

The testing of portable scales used for the enforcement of vehicle weight limitations

Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 11, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 30, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2009

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 4, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 156

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 16, 2010: “Published 3-24-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the enforcement of vehicle weight limitations requires weighing of the vehicles and loads on either a portable scale or a certified stationary scale. If a portable scale is used in any weighing operation, the portable scale must be in good working order and tested in comparison to a certified stationary scale within the previous 90 days by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

This bill requires that the portable scale be tested within 180 days, instead of 90 days, immediately prior to its use in any weighing operation.

Who's behind it

4 representatives are its ⁠. 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 6 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes 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

Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 24, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 16, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 11, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 156.

  3. Mar 9, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 4, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 24, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Feb 10, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Nov 9, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

  8. Nov 4, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  9. Nov 3, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Oct 27, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 27, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  12. Oct 19, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Oct 8, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Sep 30, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  15. Sep 30, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steinbrink, Turner, Soletski and A. Ott;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin and Taylor

  2. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Oct 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  7. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2009 by committee on Rules

  9. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Nov 4, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Nov 9, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education

  16. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Feb 24, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Feb 24, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Feb 24, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 3, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-4-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Mar 4, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Mar 4, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Mar 4, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Mar 4, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Mar 4, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 8, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-9-2010

  29. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-10-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 156

  30. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 3-24-2010

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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