Assembly Bill 596
Designating the Harley-Davidson as the Wisconsin state motorcycle
Topics: Blue Book, Motorcycle, Symbols, State
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 15, 2010, 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
Nov 24, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 57 to 40
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law designates a variety of state symbols and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include information about them. This bill designates the Harley-Davidson as the Wisconsin state motorcycle and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 10 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
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 State Affairs and Homeland Security vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 2 · Feb 5, 2010
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 State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 4, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 57 to 40 · Apr 15, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 40”. 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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Apr 16, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Apr 16, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly passed it, 57 to 40.
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Feb 5, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 5, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 2.
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Dec 17, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 10, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Nov 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Young, Milroy, Benedict, Berceau, Brooks, Fields, Kessler, Knodl, Mason, Pridemore, Sinicki, Turner, Zepnick and Gunderson;Cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Hopper, Plale, Sullivan, Taylor and Vinehout
- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Dec 2, 2009 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Dec 10, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 4, Noes 2
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:17 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 40
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- 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
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote